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{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Late Pliocene}}
| genus = Pygoscelis
| species = tyreei
| authority = [[George Gaylord Simpson|Simpson]], 1972
}}

'''''Pygoscelis tyreei''''', also referred to as '''Tyree's penguin''', is an [[extinct]] [[species]] of [[penguin]] from [[New Zealand]]. It was slightly smaller than the extant [[gentoo penguin]], standing 70 to 80&nbsp;cm high. Of Late [[Pliocene]] age, it is known only from [[fossil]] remains collected from Motunau Beach, [[North Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica |author=Gill, B.J. (Convener of OSNZ Checklist Committee)|year=2010 |series=Fourth edition |publisher=Te PaPa Press in association with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand |location= Wellington|isbn=978-1-877385-59-9 |pages=330 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>

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[[Category:Extinct birds of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Extinct penguins]]
[[Category:Pliocene birds]]
[[Category:Pygoscelis]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1972]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1972]]


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