Eudyptes is a genus of penguins known as the crested penguins, all black and white with yellow crests and red bills and eyes; each female typically lays two eggs but raises only one chick, since the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second. The number of recognized living species ranges from four to eight depending on the taxonomic authority, with one additional species from the Chatham Islands extinct in recent centuries; the greatest diversity occurs around New Zealand and its surrounding islands, and the genus otherwise inhabits subantarctic islands across the southern oceans.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Geographic DistributionSubantarctic islands of the southern oceans, with greatest species diversity around New Zealand and its surrounding islands 1 Defining CharacteristicsEach female typically lays two eggs but raises only one chick per season, since the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSharply delineated black and white plumage with red beaks and prominent yellow crests 1 Classification
Living or Extinct Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Erect-crested Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Macaroni Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Royal Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Snares Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Western rockhopper penguin (Wikidata)
Source Western rockhopper penguin (Wikidata)
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1. Eudyptes - Wikipedia
Lead section, opening sentence, genus classification
is a genus of penguins whose members are collectively called crested penguins
Taxonomy section, first sentence
The genus Eudyptes was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816
Taxonomy section, species count sentence
The genus contains eight extant species
Breeding section, first sentence
Crested penguins breed on Subantarctic islands in the southern reaches of the world's oceans; the greatest diversity occurring around New Zealand and surrounding islands.
Lead section, second paragraph
All lay two eggs, but raise only one young per breeding season; the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second.
Description section, first sentence
The crested penguins are all similar in appearance, having sharply delineated black and white plumage with red beaks and prominent yellow crests.
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ591480, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Eudyptes
Wikidata Q591480, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Western rockhopper penguin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Parent Taxon Of: Western Rockhopper Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)
- Parent Taxon Of: Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)
View the Source Snares Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Snares Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)View the Source Erect-crested Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Erect-crested Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)View the Source Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)View the Source Royal Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Royal Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)View the Source Macaroni Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Macaroni Penguin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)View the Source Crested penguin (Wikipedia)
In Group: Penguin Genera, LeadQuote, In Group: Penguin Genera, Lead
Eudyptes (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "true, well", and δύπτης (dúptes), meaning "diver", and thus, "true diver") is a genus of penguins whose members are collectively called crested penguins.
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