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'''Alternative Names: Fiordland Crested Penguin; New Zealand Crested Penguin; Victoria Penguin''' | '''Alternative Names: Fiordland Crested Penguin; New Zealand Crested Penguin; Victoria Penguin''' | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Fjordland-Penguin-W.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />West coast of South Island, [[New Zealand]]]] |
;[[:Category:Eudyptes|Eudyptes]] pachyrhynchus | ;[[:Category:Eudyptes|Eudyptes]] pachyrhynchus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Bluish-black above, white below. Head bluish-black with broad yellow crest beginning above bill-base and extending over the eye and drooping downwards at the rear. Also has diagnostic whitish streaks on dark cheeks. Bill red-brown, feet pinkish-white above with black soles. | Bluish-black above, white below. Head bluish-black with broad yellow crest beginning above bill-base and extending over the eye and drooping downwards at the rear. Also has diagnostic whitish streaks on dark cheeks. Bill red-brown, feet pinkish-white above with black soles. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Crustaceans, small fish and squid. | Crustaceans, small fish and squid. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 11 December 2017
Alternative Names: Fiordland Crested Penguin; New Zealand Crested Penguin; Victoria Penguin
- Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Identification
55–71 cm (21¾-28 cm)
Bluish-black above, white below. Head bluish-black with broad yellow crest beginning above bill-base and extending over the eye and drooping downwards at the rear. Also has diagnostic whitish streaks on dark cheeks. Bill red-brown, feet pinkish-white above with black soles.
Distribution
New Zealand and offshore islands. Breeds on the west coast of Stewart Island, Codfish and the Solander Islands, and around the south of South Island from Okarito southwards in the west and Otago southwards in the east. Has attempted to breed further north in Cook Strait.
Pelagic after breeding and regularly wanders to seas off southern Australia and Tasmania and south to Snares Island.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds in coastal forest, otherwise at sea. Present at colonies July-early March but seldom seen above ground during the day.
Behaviour
Breeding
Solitary or loosely colonial breeder in caves and holes among tree-roots. Eggs: two, greenish-white, laid in July, second (71 x 55mm) usually larger than first (67 x 52mm). Incubated for about 42 days by both sexes. Young fed by both sexes and remain in nest hole for up to 7 months. Attains adult plumage at 12 months.
Diet
Crustaceans, small fish and squid.
External Links
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fiordland Penguin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fiordland_Penguin
