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Little penguins from New Zealand and Australia were once considered to be the same species, called Eudyptula minor.Analysis of mtDNA in 2002 revealed two clades in Eudyptula: one containing little penguins of New Zealand's North Island, Cook Strait and Chatham Island, as well as the white-flippered penguin, and a second containing little penguins of Australia and the Otago region of New ...
In 2008, Shirihai treated the little penguin and white-flippered penguin as allospecies. [10] However, as of 2012, the IUCN and BirdLife International consider the white-flippered penguin to be a subspecies or morph of the little penguin. Little penguins from New Zealand and Australia were once considered to be the same species, called ...
The genus Eudyptula ("good little diver") contains two species of penguin, found in southern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands). They are commonly known as the little penguin, little blue penguin, or, in Australia, fairy penguin. In the language of the Māori people of New Zealand, little penguins are known as ...
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The penguin arrived on Ocean Beach in Denmark, Western Australia, on Friday, according to a statement from Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), sent to ...
Australia's Oldest Man Famous For His Penguin Sweaters Passes Away Alfie Date, who became an internet sensation after knitting sweaters for penguins in need, passed away at age 110 on Monday.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population Adélie penguin. P. adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841) Antarctica and surrounding islands LC 1,084,320–1,228,320 breeding pairs [9] Chinstrap penguin. P. antarcticus (Forster, J. R., 1781) Antarctic Peninsula and Balleny Islands LC 8,000,000 [10] Gentoo ...
The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 30–33 cm (12–13 in) tall and weighs 1.2–1.3 kg (2.6–2.9 lb). [7] Today, larger penguins generally inhabit colder regions, and smaller penguins inhabit regions with temperate or tropical climates.