Fiordland penguin
The Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) is a crested penguin. They have white stripes on their belly and cheeks, and they have a black back. They have bright yellow eyebrows and when they get older they turn darker. They also have an orange beak; big feet and they have small black tails. They weigh 8 pounds and are 17-24 inches tall.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Eudyptes |
| Species: | E. pachyrhynchus |
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| Eudyptes pachyrhynchus G. R. Gray, 1845 | |
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They eat fish, squid and krill (small shrimps)[2] and they like to drink extra cold water. The Fiordland penguin’s main predator (animal which hunts animals) is seals.
Most Fiordland penguins live in the woodland on the coast of south New Zealand but some also live in Tasmania. They live up to 15 to 20 years in the wild. They swim very fast in the water near New Zealand.
References
- BirdLife International (2020). "Eudyptes pachyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Krill". dictionary.reference.com. 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
Other websites
- http://www.mrsbauer.com/fiordland.htm%5B%5D
- http://tellurian.net/teach/penguins/facts.html Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/poi/penguins/fiord.html%5B%5D
- http://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/penguins/fiordland_penguin.html
- http://www.penguinworld.com/types/fiordland.htm
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