Sealife guideThe gentoo penguinPygoscelis papua

Taxonomy
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The gentoo penguin is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The gentoo penguin appears in the IUCN Red List since 2020 within the category Least Concern !
The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) © Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith sous licence Creative Commons
Within the same genus
Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Chinstrap penguin
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Adelie penguin
(Pygoscelis adeliae)
Within the same family
Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
Royal Penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Southern rockhopper penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)
Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
Yellow-eyed penguin
(Megadyptes antipodes)
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus)
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
African penguin
(Spheniscus demersus)
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
Emperor penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri)
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
King penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
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Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored heron
(Egretta tricolor)
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
Waved albatross
(Phoebastria irrorata)
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Black-crowned night heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Cape petrel (Daption capense)
Cape petrel
(Daption capense)
Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Red-footed booby
(Sula sula)
Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Horned puffin
(Fratercula corniculata)
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Black-legged kittiwake
(Rissa tridactyla)
The marine species from Antarctic ocean
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Adelie penguin
(Pygoscelis adeliae)
Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
Antarctic fur seal
(Arctocephalus gazella)
Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Chinstrap penguin
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
Emperor penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Gentoo penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Southern right whale
(Eubalaena australis)

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