Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) - HBW 1, p. 157
French: Gorfou sauteur
German: Felsenpinguin
Spanish: Pingüino Saltarrocas
Other common names: Southern Rockhopper Penguin (chrysocome/filholi); Northern Rockhopper/Moseley's Penguin (moseleyi)
Taxonomy: Aptenodytes chrysocome J. R. Forster, 1781, Falkland Islands.
Synonymous with E. crestatus. Known to have hybridized with E. chrysolophus. Race moseleyi sometimes considered separate species; validity of race filholi sometimes questioned. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chrysocome ( J. R. Forster, 1781) - Cape Horn, Falkland Is.
- filholi Hutton, 1879 - Southern Ocean, from Prince Edward Is E to Antipodes Is.
- moseleyi Mathews & Iredale, 1921 - S Atlantic at Tristan da Cunha and Gough I, S Indian Ocean at Amsterdam and St Paul Is.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Before the laying of the second egg, parents do not incubate really the first egg Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 3 November 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
Adults climbing vertical rocks by small hops Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A bird drinking fresh water Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 29 November 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A small group of birds bathing Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 23 January 2008 4 years ago 50 sec 4.5 -
A group of immatures moulting Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 11 February 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A female incubating alone and being attacked by other adult Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 23 November 2007 4 years ago 42 sec 4.5
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pair at the beginning of display
Locality Patagonia, Argentina
Hans-Georg Folz 25 October 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
Rockhopper Penguin on the catwalk at Edinburgh Zoo.
Locality Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh City, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi)
Artur Kwiatkowski 23 August 2012 13 weeks ago 3.9 -
Interaction in a colony
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 13 October 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Rockhopper Penguin walking up a hill towards its nest
Locality Saunders Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Paul Wallis 6 November 2012 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
Breeder.
Locality Saunders Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
Breeder.
Locality Saunders Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp chrysocome)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8
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Chicks begging for food and adults calling Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 15 January 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
An adult calling its chick during the crèche Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 10 January 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
Defensive calls of breeding adults against Brown Skua Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp chrysocome)
Laurent Demongin 19 November 2008 3 years ago 4
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