Eudyptes
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The genus Eudyptes ("good diver") contains seven species of penguins collectively known as "The Crested Penguins".
Classification
ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES
- Family Spheniscidae
- * Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
- ** Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi (doubtfully distinct from chrysocome)
- * Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- * Snares Penguin, Eudyptes robustus
- * Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli
- * Erect-crested Penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
- * Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
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