Pygoscelis tyreei

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iTyree's Penguin
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Pygoscelis
Species: P. tyreei
Binomial name
Pygoscelis tyreei

Tyree's Penguin (Pygoscelis tyreei) is an extinct species of penguin from New Zealand. It was slightly smaller than the extant Gentoo Penguin, standing 70-80 cm high.


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