BirdUp · Species
Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchusGray, GR, 1845
Also known asTawaki
- Order
- SPHENISCIFORMES
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Genus
- Eudyptes
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Fiordland penguin, also known as the Fiordland crested penguin, is a crested penguin species endemic to New Zealand. It currently breeds along the south-western coasts of New Zealand's South Island as well as on Stewart Island/Rakiura and its outlying islands. Because it originally ranged beyond Fiordland, it is sometimes referred to as the New Zealand crested penguin. It is occasionally found in Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west South, west and south Stewart, and satellites (New Zealand)
- Non-breeding range
- To Tasman Sea and south-east Australian waters
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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