King penguin
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| phylum | Chordata | The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli; patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic and halli elsewhere. King Penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Sphenisciformes | |
| family | Spheniscidae | |
| genus | Aptenodytes | |
| species | A. patagonicus |
Schleich 14618 King Penguin Chicks actually Emperors.
