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Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Birds

The southern rockhopper penguin is a small crested penguin species found on subantarctic islands around the Southern Ocean, including the Falkland Islands, islands off southern South America, and the Prince Edward, Crozet, and Kerguelen island groups. It is named for its habit of hopping between rocks with both feet together rather than waddling, allowing it to scale steep, rocky shorelines to reach its colonies. It has a spiky black crest, red eyes, and a stocky build, and it nests in large, noisy colonies often shared with other seabirds. The species includes recognized subspecies across its range, including a westernmost population around the Falklands and southern Chile, and its numbers have declined at many colonies due to changing ocean conditions and food availability.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Eudyptes chrysocome 4
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
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)
Marine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Eudyptes chrysocome (Animal Diversity Web)
Savanna, 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

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

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South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikipedia: Western Rockhopper Penguin
Wikipediaarticle text (relationship to people), EntityId 346045
Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 346045
The indigenous Yahgan people whose territory in Tierra del Fuego overlaps with its distribution often hunted them by slingshot or dart as a source of food.
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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. 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
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
  • In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
  • In Biome: Marine, Habitat Regions
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial saltwater or marine saltwater or marine
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6. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Wikipedia)
infobox status=VUView the Source
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