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  7. Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

BirdUp · Species

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes filholiHutton, FW, 1879

Also known asTawaki kaipiki toka

Conservation status: VulnerableOrigin: Native
Order
SPHENISCIFORMES
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Eudyptes

At a glance

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin is a large bird, about 45–58 cm long, listed as Vulnerable and native to Australia.

Size
45–58 cm
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Origin
Native
Commonness
Rare
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does an Eastern Rockhopper Penguin look like?

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin is a large bird, about 45–58 cm long and weighing 2000–4500 g.

The eastern rockhopper penguin, also known as the tawaki kaipiki toka, is a crested penguin with yellow crest feathers. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the western rockhopper penguin with the name "southern rockhopper penguin" for the combined species. It is one of the smallest crested penguins and has distinctive pink margins around its bill. It breeds on islands in the Southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
45–58 cm
Weight
2000–4500 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does an Eastern Rockhopper Penguin eat?

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin feeds on mainly small crustaceans, cephalopods and and some small fish., usually foraging in pursuit diving.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Eastern Rockhopper Penguin live in Australia?

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin is native to Australia.

Breeding range
IO, AU : Prince Edward (south of South Africa), Crozet (south of Madagascar), Kerguelen and Heard (south-west and south-central South Indian Ocean), Macquarie (far south-east of Australia), Antipodes (south-east of Stewart I.) and Auckland and Campbell is. (south of South I.; New Zealand)