Pygoscelis adeliae

Antarctica is one of the few places in the world that organisms can still be observed in their natural habitat, unmodified by humans.  The data collected from these observations is thought to show human and natural impacts on the marine ecosystem.Picture taken by Russ Osborne

Kingdom       Animalia               Animals           

Phylum         Chordata               Vertebrates

Class             Aves                     This includes all birds

Order            Spheniscidae         This includes all living and extinct penguins   

Family           Speniscidae           It is the only family classification in the order
                                               Sphenisiformes

Genus           Pygoscelis              Penguins no crests and long, stiff tails

Species         Pygoscelis adeliae   Specific species

TaxonomyPicture taken by Russ Osborne

Aves
    Archaeopteryx
    Confuciusorithidae
    Enantiornithes
    Euornithes (true birds)
        Patagopteryx
        Hesperonithiformes
        Ichthyornithformes
        Neornithes

http://tolweb.org/Aves/15721    

http://tolweb.org/Aves/15721

http://tolweb.org/Aves/15721

http://tolweb.org/Aves/15721

*If this website interests you some other organisms that you may be interested in viewing through MultipleOrganisms.net are: the Macaroni Penguin, the Emperor Penguin, the Octopus/devilfish, the Ocellaris Clownfish, the Common Jellyfish