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Western Rockhopper Penguin

Birds

The western rockhopper penguin is a species of rockhopper penguin found in subantarctic waters around the southern coast of South America and nearby islands.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Ecotourism and Research 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Eudyptes chrysocome 4
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Eudyptes, Taxa
Source Western rockhopper penguin (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Eudyptes chrysocome (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Argentina

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Brazil

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Chile

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New Zealand

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Norway

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South Africa

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South America

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Eudyptes chrysocome (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    Penguins are a tourist attraction, and they are one of the main reasons people travel to the Falkland Islands and other habitats of these penguins.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial saltwater or marine saltwater or marine Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
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4. Western rockhopper penguin (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q688641 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Eudyptes, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q591480 (Eudyptes)
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5. Wikipedia: Western Rockhopper Penguin
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
VU
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