The little penguin, also called the fairy penguin, is the smallest species of penguin, standing only about 30 to 33 centimeters tall and weighing roughly one kilogram. It is found along the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, where it nests in burrows, rock crevices, or under vegetation and comes ashore mainly after dark to avoid predators, a habit that has made its nightly return from the sea a popular wildlife-viewing spectacle at sites such as Phillip Island. Its plumage is slate blue on the back rather than the black seen in most other penguin species. It feeds on small fish, squid, and krill caught during short dives near shore.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEcotourism and Research 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Little Penguin (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Eudyptula minor
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Little penguin
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is a marine neritic species that dives for food throughout the day and returns to burrows on the shore at dusk.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Eudyptula minor
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
The penguin parade of the Eudyptula minor is a popular tourist attraction.
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
chaparral chaparral
View the Source 4. Little Penguin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q203628 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Spheniscidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: eudyptula minor
5428 Nonpasseriformes Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae Penguins 15 BL3 Eudyptula minor Little Penguin 20 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_1 A Jennifer 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ref_1 1 Walter 0 1107.82 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Eudyptula minor, Nocturnal column
Eudyptula minor Little Penguin 20 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_1 A Jennifer 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ref_1 1 Walter 0
View the Source 6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Eudyptula minor
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 42.2 years (wild)
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