King Penguin

   

King Penguin
King Penguin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Aptenodytes
Species:patagonicus
Binomial name
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Miller,JF, 1778

The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin, second only to the Emperor Penguin. There is a world population of approximately four million King Penguins.

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