Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) wildspecies.ca

Extinct

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Great Auk

French common name:

Grand Pingouin

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Great Auk	Grand Pingouin
2005	Great Auk	Grand Pingouin
2010	Great Auk	Grand Pingouin
2015	Great Auk	Grand Pingouin
2020	Great Auk	Grand Pingouin

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Pinguinus impennis	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2005	Pinguinus impennis	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2010	Pinguinus impennis	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Pinguinus impennis	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Pinguinus impennis	Alcidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Presumed Extirpated
2005	Presumed Extirpated
2010	Presumed Extirpated
2015	Presumed Extirpated
2020	Presumed Extirpated

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - NXB,NXN,NXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - NXB,NXN

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

New Brunswick
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXN,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXN

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXN,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXN