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ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN FACTS |
Description
The Rockhopper Penguin has black head and dark blue grey back with white front. The crest has black feathers on top of head and yellow plumes above the eye. These yellow feathers stick out when dry and are flattened back when wet. The bill is reddish brown
Other Names
Crested Penguin, Jackass Penguin, Tufted Penguin
Size
46-58cm
Habitat
oceans, sub-Antarctic islands
Food
fish, squid, crustaceans
Breeding
Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands.
Range
Regular winter visitor to southern parts of West Australia and winter visitor to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Conservation Status
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "vulnerable".
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Sphenisciformes | | Family: | Spheniscidae | | Genus: | Eudyptes | | Species: | chrysocome | | Common Name: | Rockhopper Penguin |
Relatives in same Genus
Macaroni Penguin (E. chrysolophus)
Fiordland Penguin (E. pachyrhynchus)
Snares Penguin (E. robustus)
Royal Penguin (E. schlegeli)
Erect-crested Penguin (E. sclateri)
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