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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Pinguinus impennis
Species recognized by xeno canto America
Pinguinus impennis
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Alca impennis Linnaeus 1758
Alca impennis Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Penguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Penguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

great auk preferred
Great auk
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Great Auk
Recognized by xeno canto America

Dutch; Flemish

reuzenalk preferred

French

grand pingouin preferred

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μεγάλη άλκα preferred

Japanese

オオウミガラス preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Lithuanian

didžioji alka preferred

Norwegian

geirfugl preferred

Polish

alka olbrzymia preferred

Russian

бескрылая гагарка preferred

Spanish; Castilian

alca gigante preferred
velika njorka preferred

Turkish

büyük dalıcımartı preferred

Ukrainian

Безкрила гагарка preferred
Гагарка безкрила
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Curated hierarchies for Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)