Aptenodytes
| Aptenodytes Temporal range: Pliocene to recent
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| Emperor penguins swimming | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Aptenodytes Miller, JF, 1778 |
| Type species | |
| Aptenodytes patagonicus | |
Aptenodytes patagonicus patagonicus
Aptenodytes patagonicus halli
Aptenodytes ridgeni (fossil)
breeding grounds
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The genus Aptenodytes contains two extant and one extinct species of penguins, collectively known as the great penguins.