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Snares Penguin

Snares Penguin Status Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Eudyptes Species: robustus
Binomial name
Eudyptes robustus Oliver, 1953

The Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus), also known as the Snares Crested Penguin and the Snares Islands Penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. It breeds on the Snares Islands off South Island.

This is a medium-sized, yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin, growing to approximately 60cm. It has dark blue-black upperparts and white underparts. It has a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye to form a drooping, bushy crest. It has bare pink skin at the base of its large red-brown bill.

This penguin nests in dense colonies on rocky terrain, mostly under the forest of North-east Island. It feeds on krill, supplemented by squid and small fish.

The current status of this penguin is vulnerable as it is restricted to one small island group. The current population is estimated at 46500.

External link

• Snares penguins from International Penguin Conservation Web Site

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