Species

Fiordland Crested Penguin

Also Known As Tawaki

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Fiordland Crested Penguin." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/fiordland-crested-penguin.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Fiordland Crested Penguin. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/fiordland-crested-penguin

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-fiordland-crested-penguin,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Fiordland Crested Penguin},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/fiordland-crested-penguin},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A crested penguin that breeds along the south-western coasts of New Zealand's South Island, the Fiordland region proper, as well as on Stewart Island and its outlying islands, nesting in coastal forest rather than open ground.

Facts

Disputed

Population Estimate

5000 1

A 1990s survey counted 2,500 breeding pairs, roughly 5,000 individuals, but the source describes this count as likely an underestimate; no more recent total was found.

Scientific Name

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus 1

Conservation Status

Near Threatened 1

Cross-Tradition Connections