Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch 1876 (royal penguin)
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Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Belongs to Eudyptes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Tennyson and Scofield 2013
Sister taxa: Eudyptes atatu, Eudyptes calauina, Eudyptes chrysocome, Eudyptes chrysolophus, Eudyptes moseleyi, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptes robustus, Eudyptes sclateri, Eudyptes warhami
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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