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The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is unrelated to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species.
It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). [4] Historically, it has also been known as "auk", [5] "razor-billed auk" [6] and "lesser auk". [7] Razorbills are primarily black with a white underside. The male and female are identical in plumage; however, males are generally larger than females.
Since 1871, the Latin word Pinguinus has been used in scientific classification to name the genus of the great auk (Pinguinus impennis, meaning "plump or fat without flight feathers"), [10] which became extinct in the mid-19th century. [11]
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) The Great Auk, a flightless bird, was hunted to total extinction by 1844 . Over-hunted for their feathers, meat, and oil, their population plummeted for decades and ...
The most famous bird species in the collection was a now extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). It was bought by Rocke in 1860. It was bought by Rocke in 1860. In his "magnificent" [ 13 ] book The Great Auk (1999) Errol Fuller gives an extensive listing of all remaining stuffed great Auks and of all remaining eggs.
The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is unrelated to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species.
Pinguinus. Great auk, Pinguinus impennis (extinct, c.1844) Alca. Razorbill, Alca torda; Tribe Synthliboramphini – synthliboramphine murrelets Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle, a true guillemot) in summer (front) and winter plumage. Synthliboramphus. Scripps's murrelet, Synthliboramphus scrippsi – formerly in S. hypoleucus ("Xantus's murrelet")
†Pinguinus. Taxidermied specimen of Pinguinus impennis, or the great auk †Pinguinus impennis; Placopecten †Placopecten magellanicus †Prophoca – or unidentified comparable form †Prophoca rousseaui