Spheniscidae

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bird family taxonomic family

Spheniscidae is the biological family that includes all modern penguin species, flightless seabirds adapted to life in the Southern Hemisphere’s marine environments.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Spheniscidae canonical 9

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
characteristic aquatic ⓘ
countershaded plumage ⓘ
flightless ⓘ
marine-adapted ⓘ
upright posture ⓘ
class Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName penguins ⓘ
conservationConcern several species threatened by climate change ⓘ
several species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ
several species threatened by overfishing ⓘ
describedBy James Francis Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInYear 1826 ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
krill ⓘ
squid ⓘ
habitat Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastal marine environments ⓘ
subantarctic waters ⓘ
temperate marine waters ⓘ
includes Aptenodytes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Megadyptes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pygoscelis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spheniscus NERFINISHED ⓘ
all extant penguin species ⓘ
includesSpecies Aptenodytes forsteri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aptenodytes patagonicus ⓘ
Eudyptes chrysocome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes chrysolophus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes robustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes schlegeli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptes sclateri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptula minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eudyptula novaehollandiae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Megadyptes antipodes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pygoscelis adeliae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pygoscelis antarcticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pygoscelis papua ⓘ
Spheniscus demersus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spheniscus humboldti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spheniscus magellanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spheniscus mendiculus NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming by flipper-like wings ⓘ
nativeToHemisphere Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Sphenisciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care common ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior colonial breeding ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Spheniscus NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Sphenisciformes → orderOf → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Sphenisciformes → containsFamily → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Sphenisciformes → typeFamily → Spheniscidae ⓘ
gentoo penguin → family → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Eudyptes → parentTaxon → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Eudyptes → family → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Finsch → family → Spheniscidae ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiordland crested penguin
Snares crested penguin → family → Spheniscidae ⓘ
Humboldt penguins → family → Spheniscidae ⓘ
subject surface form: Humboldt penguin