Sphenisciformes

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clade of birds taxonomic order

Sphenisciformes is the order of flightless, aquatic birds commonly known as penguins, adapted to life in the Southern Hemisphere’s marine environments.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sphenisciformes canonical	12
Spheniscidae	4

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	clade of birds ⓘ taxonomic order ⓘ
clade	Aequorlitornithes ⓘ Australaves ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	penguins ⓘ
communication	vocal displays in colonies ⓘ
containsFamily	Spheniscidae ⓘ
fossilRecord	extends to Paleocene or Eocene ⓘ
habitat	coastal marine environments ⓘ pelagic marine waters ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ sea ice margins ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	aquatic ⓘ countershaded plumage ⓘ dense waterproof feathers ⓘ flightless ⓘ layer of subcutaneous fat ⓘ marine-adapted ⓘ salt gland above the eye ⓘ upright posture on land ⓘ webbed feet ⓘ wings modified into flippers ⓘ
infraclass	Neognathae ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	wing-propelled diving ⓘ
namedBy	Johann Georg Wagler ⓘ
nativeHemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
nativeRegion	Antarctica ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Australia ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ southern coasts of Africa ⓘ southern coasts of South America ⓘ subantarctic islands ⓘ subtropical islands of the Southern Ocean ⓘ
notableSpeciesExample	Aptenodytes forsteri ⓘ Aptenodytes patagonicus ⓘ Eudyptula minor ⓘ Adélie penguin ⓘ surface form: Pygoscelis adeliae Spheniscus demersus ⓘ
orderOf	Spheniscidae ⓘ
parentalCare	biparental care of eggs and chicks ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior	colonial breeder ⓘ
subclass	Neornithes ⓘ
superorder	Neoaves ⓘ
taxonRank	order ⓘ
thermoregulation	adapted to cold marine environments ⓘ
typeFamily	Spheniscidae ⓘ
typicalDiet	fish ⓘ krill ⓘ squid ⓘ
visionAdaptation	adapted for underwater vision ⓘ
yearDescribed	1831 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves → hasSubgroup → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spheniscidae

Neoaves → contains → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki → family → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

subject surface form: Fiordland crested penguin

this entity surface form: Spheniscidae

Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

subject surface form: Fiordland crested penguin

Neognathae → includes → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Adélie penguin → family → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spheniscidae

Adélie penguin → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho → family → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

subject surface form: yellow-eyed penguin

this entity surface form: Spheniscidae

yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

subject surface form: yellow-eyed penguin

Inopinaves → includes → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Aequornithes → includesTaxon → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

gentoo penguin → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Eudyptes → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Snares crested penguin → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

Humboldt penguins → order → Sphenisciformes ⓘ

subject surface form: Humboldt penguin