Penguins

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a 1.1 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Penguins

Order

Sphenisciformes

Weight

1.1 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Australia, New Zealand.

Where to see it: Tiritiri Matangi · general (New Zealand); Kaikoura · offshore · Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) (New Zealand); Western Treatment Plant (Australia).

Photo: (c) Natasha Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist