King Penguin bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdAptenodytes patagonia, Aptenodytes patagonica
OrderPenguins / Sphenisciformes
FamilyPenguins / Spheniscidae
GenusAptenodytes
Breeding regionSouthern ocean
Breeding subregionsubantarctic is. beaches; Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Is., South Georgia, South Sandwich Is. (sw South Atlantic), Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen and Heard is. (sw, se South Indian), Macquarie I. (far se of Australia, sw South Pacific)
Non breeding regionmostly around Antarctic Convergence; to subantarctic New Zealand is., s tip of South America and Antarctic Pen.

King Penguin bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © George Wagner
    Antarctica
  • 2.
    Begging call, call, © Fabrice Schmitt
    Antarctica
  • 3.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    United Kingdom
  • 4.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Michele
    United Kingdom
  • 6.
    ?, © Fabrice Schmitt
    Chile
  • 7.
    Call, © Michele Peron
    United Kingdom
  • 8.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Chile
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKoningpikkewyn, Koningspikkewyn
Azerbaijanikral pinqvini
Bengaliযাজ হ঩ঙ্খুিআন
BulgarianКралски пингвин
Catalanpingüí reial
Chinese王企鹅
Chinese (Traditional)國王企鵝
Chuvashкороль пингвин
Croatiankraljevski pingvin
CzechTucnák patagonský, tučňák patagonský
DanishKongepingvin
DutchKoningspinguïn
EsperantoReĝa pingveno, Patagona aptenodito, granda pingveno
Estoniankuningpingviin
Finnishkuningaspingviini
FrenchManchot royal
GermanKönigspinguin
Hebrewפינגווין מלכותי
Hungariankirálypingvin
IcelandicKonungsmörgæs
IrishRí-phiongain
ItalianPinguino re, Pinguino reale
Japaneseオウサマペンギン
Kazakhкорольдік пингвин, король пингвині, корол пингвині, патша пингвин, патша пингвині
Lithuaniankarališkasis pingvinas
Mongolianтомхон оцон шувууд
Norwegiankongepingvin, Kongepingvin
Norwegian NynorskKongepingvin
Polishpingwin królewski
PortuguesePinguim-real, pinguim-rei, pingüim-rei
RussianКоролевский пингвин
SerbianKraljevski pingvin
Slovaktucniak velký, tučniak veľký, tučniak kráľovský
SpanishPingüino rey
Swedishkungspingvin
Tajikпингвини шоҳӣ
Tatarзатлы пингвин
TurkishKral Penguen
Ukrainianпінгвін королівський
Uzbekқирол пингвини