Southern rockhopper penguin
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The southern rockhopper penguin [3] (Eudyptes chrysocome) is a species of rockhopper penguin, that is sometimes considered distinct from the northern rockhopper penguin. It occurs in subantarctic waters of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as around the southern coasts of South America.
Quick Facts Southern rockhopper penguin Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent, Conservation status ...
Southern rockhopper penguin Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent[1] | |
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Adult in the New Island (Falkland Islands) rookery | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Sphenisciformes |
Family: | Spheniscidae |
Genus: | Eudyptes |
Species: | E. chrysocome |
Binomial name | |
Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, JR, 1781) | |
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Distribution map rockhopper penguins Green: western subspecies, blue: eastern subspecies | |
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