UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

UCIOC 2359

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor).

ATK196

DEF165

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 1.11 kg
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

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ATK 196

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 196).

DEF 165

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 165).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Southern Australia and North & South & Stewart and Chatham is. (Eastern of South I.; New Zealand) Habitat: Marine & Coastal

6 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
coasts of sw WA to ec NSW and Tasmania (s Australia)
Eudyptula minor iredalei
n North I. (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor variabilis
s North I. and Cook Strait (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor minor
w, s South I. and Stewart I. (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor albosignata
e South I. (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor chathamensis
Chatham Is. (e of South I., New Zealand)

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