WoRMS taxon details
Aptenodytes J. R. Forster, 1777
- Species Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844
- Species Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller, 1778
- Species Aptenodytes longirostris Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller, 1778
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: very large, 1.0-1.3 m tall. Plumage: yellow on upper breast. Bare parts: bill long, slender, pointed, slightly decurved.
Description Size: very large, 1.0-1.3 m tall. Plumage: yellow on upper breast. Bare parts: bill long, slender, pointed, slightly decurved. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Aptenodytes J. R. Forster, 1777. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206442 on 2024-09-25
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Martinez, Olga
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
From other sources
Description Size: very large, 1.0-1.3 m tall. Plumage: yellow on upper breast. Bare parts: bill long, slender, pointed, slightly decurved. [details]