Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller 1778 (king penguin)
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Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Belongs to Aptenodytes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Simpson 1972 and Tennyson and Scofield 2013
Sister taxa: Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes ridgeni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Isthmus at base of North Head (Quaternary of Australia)
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