Gentoo Penguin
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| Scientific name | Pygoscelis papua |
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| Mass | 5. 9 kg |
| Class | Aves |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Sphenisciformes |
| Family | Spheniscidae |
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| ID | 3022652 |
About Gentoo Penguin
The gentoo penguin is a penguin species in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin and the chinstrap penguin. The earliest scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster with a type locality in the Falkland Islands.
