Aptenodytes

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Aptenodytes
A. forsteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Aptenodytes
Species
A. patagonicus A. forsteri

The genus Aptenodytes (from the Greek for "flightless diver") contains two species of penguins collectively known as "the great penguins".

• King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteriit:Aptenodytes

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