Pygoscelis
| Brush-tailed penguins Temporal range: Eocene to present | |
|---|---|
| Pygoscelis antarctica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Aptenodytes antarctica | |
| Species | |
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Pygoscelis adeliae | |
The genus Pygoscelis ("rump-legged") contains three living species of penguins collectively known as "brush-tailed penguins".