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Pygoscelis adeliae (Adelie penguin)
Taxonomy
Catarrhactes adeliae was named by Hombon and Jacquinot (1841). It is extant.
It was recombined as Pygoscelis adeliae by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Pygoscelis adeliae by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Catarrhactes adeliae Hombon and Jacquinot |
| 2014 | Pygoscelis adeliae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Pygoscelis adeliae Clements et al. |
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Pygoscelis adeliae Hombon and Jacquinot 1841 [Adelie penguin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available