Penguins

Western Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

The Western Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) is a 2.3 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Penguins

Order

Sphenisciformes

Weight

2.3 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

16

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist