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| Little penguin (Eudyptula
minor) |
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Little penguins (also commonly known as Fairy penguins) are the world’s smallest
and found on the coast of Tasmania, south coast of Australia and New
Zealand, as well as many of the islands in the region. It is thought that the
Little penguins should be considered to consist of at least 2 distinct species,
the Little Blue and the White Flippered penguins. There are 6 recognised
sub-species of the Little penguin including the Cook Strait and the Chatham
Islands penguins. |
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| Royal penguin (Eudyptes
schegeli ) |
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Regarded as a sub-species of Macaroni penguins with a white throat, Royal
penguins are only found on Macquarie Island south of Australia. |
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| Snares penguin (Eudyptes
robustus) |
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Snares penguins are only found on a protected Nature Reserve of the Snares
Islands, 300 miles south of New Zealand. |
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| Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes
antipodes) |
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Yellow-eyed penguins are found on New Zealand’s South Island and several
sub-Antarctic islands to the south of New Zealand. |
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| Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis
adeliae) |
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Adelie penguins like the Emperor penguins breed only on the Antarctic continent. |
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| African penguin (Spheniscus
demersus) |
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African (also known as Blackfooted or Jackass) penguins are found around the
southern coast of South Africa. |
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| Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis
antactica) |
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Chinstrap penguins are very noisy penguins and are sometimes also called
Stonecracker penguins because of their piercing voices. They breed on Antarctic
and sub-Antarctic Islands. |
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| Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes
forsteri) |
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Emperor penguins and their rookeries are found on the Antarctic ice shelves,
with the male penguins incubating the eggs on their feet during the Antarctic
winter. |
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| Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes
sclateri) |
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Erect-crested penguins are found only on sub-Antarctic islands south of New
Zealand. |
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| Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes
pachyrhynchus) |
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Found among the fiords that make up the south west coast of New Zealand’s South
Island and on Stewart Island (south of New Zealand) are the Fiordland penguins.
Their habitat is threatened by the increasing presence of man and introduced
predators. |
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| Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus
mendiculus) |
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The most northerly of all the penguins, the Galapagos penguins live on the
equator. |
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| Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis
papua) |
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Recognisable by the white bonnet on their heads, Gentoo penguins breed on
sub-Antarctic Islands throughout the southern Ocean. |
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| Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus
humboldti) |
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Regarded as the most endangered of all the penguin species, many zoos around the
world are involved in the captive breeding of the Humboldt penguins. They are
found only on the Peruvian coast of South America. |
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| King penguin (Aptenodytes
patagonicus) |
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The King penguins are found on sub-Antarctic islands throughout the Southern
Ocean. |
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| Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes
chrysolophus) |
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The largest of the six species of crested penguins, Macaroni penguins breed on
sub-Antarctic Islands south of Africa and America. |
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| Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus
magellanicus) |
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Magellanic penguins are found on the coast of South America and on some south
Atlantic islands. |
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| Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes
chrysocome) |
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Most probably the the commonest of the crested penguins, the small Rockhopper
penguins are found on islands throughout the Southern Ocean. |
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Source: from many places, including
Pete & Barb’s
Penguin Pages
If there are any factual errors, please
email us. |
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