Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor - Manchot pygmée

Systematics

Order
:
Sphenisciformes
Family
:
Sphéniscidés
Genus
:
Eudyptula
Species
:
minor

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1781

Biometrics

Size
: 45 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 500 à 2100 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a species of bird in the Spheniscidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Eudyptula minor minor (w and s South Island and Stewart Island. New Zealand.)
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae (Tasmania, s Australia)
Eudyptula minor iredalei (n North Island. New Zealand.)
Eudyptula minor variabilis (s North Island. New Zealand. , Cook Strait)
Eudyptula minor albosignata (e South Island. New Zealand.)
Eudyptula minor chathamensis (Chatham Is.. New Zealand.)

Foreign names

Manchot pygmée,
Pingüino enano,
pinguim-anão,
Zwergpinguin,
kék pingvin,
Dwergpinguïn,
Pinguino minore,
dvärgpingvin,
Dvergpingvin,
tučniak malý,
tučňák nejmenší,
Dværgpingvin,
sinipingviini,
Kleinpikkewyn,
pingüí petit,
pingwin mały,
Малый пингвин,
コビトペンギン,
小企鹅,
小企鵝,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes