Kingdom Animalia Order Sphenisciformes Genus Eudyptes Higher classification Crested penguin | Phylum Chordata Family Spheniscidae Scientific name Eudyptes chathamensis Rank Species | |
Similar Penguin, Crested penguin, Bird, Waitaha penguin, Sphenisciformes | ||
The Chatham penguin (Eudyptes chathamensis) was a species of penguin, now extinct. It is known only from subfossil bones, but may have become extinct as recently as the late 19th century as a bird kept captive at some time between 1867 and 1872 might refer to this taxon. It appears to have been a distinct species, with a thin, slim and low bill. As of 2009, the species had not been formally described.
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