Chatham penguin
| Chatham penguin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Eudyptes |
| Species: | E. chathamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudyptes chathamensis | |
The Chatham penguin (Eudyptes sp.) was a species of penguin, now extinct.[1] It is known only from subfossil bones, but may have become extinct[2] as recently as the late 19th century as a bird kept captive at some time between 1867 and 1872[3] might refer to this taxon. It appears to have been a distinct species, with a thin, slim and low bill. As of 2009, the species had not been formally described.
See also
References
- ↑ Richard N. Holdaway, Trevor H. Worthy, Alan J. D. Tennyson (2001). A working list of breeding bird species of the New Zealand region at first human contact Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 28 119-187.
- ↑ Animals of the Chatham Islands: Native animals
- ↑ A.J.D. Tennyson and P.R. Millener (1994). Bird extinctions and fossil bones from Mangere Island, Chatham Islands, Notornis (Supplement) 41, 165–178.
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