Species of Concern
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome
Also known as: Western Rockhopper Penguin, Rockhopper Penguin
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
2.3 kg
VUAvesSphenisciformesSpheniscidae
Seasonal Activity
7,546 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Family
- Spheniscidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 2.3 kg
Photo
(c) Paul Steeves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Steeves
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Occurrence data from GBIF.