Erect-crested Penguin
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The Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is a penguin from New Zealand. It breeds on the Bounty and Antipodes Islands.
This is a medium-sized, yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin, growing to approximately 60cm. It has bluish-black to jet black upperparts and white underparts, and a broad, bright yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye to form a short, erect crest.
Its biology is poorly studied and only little information about the species has emerged in the past decades. Erect-crested Penguins nest in large colonies on rocky terrain. It presumably feeds on mainly on krill like other crested penguin species.
The current status of this penguin is endangered due to population decline and a small breeding range restricted to two locations. The current population is estimated at 154,000.
The binomial commemorates the English zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.
References
- BirdLife International (2005). [Eudyptes sclateri]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
External links
- [Erect-crested penguins from the International Penguin Conservation Web Site]
- [Penguin World: Erect-crested penguin]
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