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Eudyptes is a genus of penguins whose members are collectively called crested penguins. [2] The exact number of species in the genus varies between four and seven depending on the authority, and a Chatham Islands species became extinct in recent centuries.
The erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri; Māori: Tawaki nana hī) [2] is a penguin endemic to the New Zealand region [3] and only breeds on the Bounty and Antipodes Islands. [4] It has black upper parts, white underparts and a yellow eye stripe and crest. It spends the winter at sea and little is known about its biology and breeding habits.
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) displaying its distinctive crestThis is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes.It reaches a length of 45–58 cm (18–23 in) and typically weighs 2–3.4 kg (4.4–7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). [13]
Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) are among the smaller species of penguin. After reaching full growth, they are about 20 inches or 50 centimetres in height. [1] Males and females cannot be distinguished visually, so a DNA test is conducted by taking a feather from the bird to determine its gender. [2]
The rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) was split into three distinct subspecies in 1992; the southern, (E. c. chrysocome), eastern (E. c. filholi) and northern rockhopper penguin (E. c. moseleyi). The three subspecies are distinguished by differences in the length of the tassels of the crests, the size and colour of the fleshy margin of ...
† Eudyptes warhami Cole, Tennyson, Ksepka & Thomas, 2019 [ 2 ] The Chatham penguin ( Eudyptes warhami ), also known as the Chatham crested penguin , Chatham Islands penguin , or Warham's penguin , is an extinct species of crested penguin previously endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.
The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a species of penguin, which can be found only on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands. [2] The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the royal penguin as Least Concern. [ 1 ]
The Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus), also known as the Fiordland crested penguin (in Māori, tawaki or pokotiwha), is a crested penguin species endemic to New Zealand. It currently breeds along the south-western coasts of New Zealand 's South Island as well as on Stewart Island/Rakiura and its outlying islands. [ 2 ]