Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) - HBW 1, p. 158
French: Manchot antipode
German: Gelbaugenpinguin
Spanish: Pingüino Ojigualdo
Taxonomy: Catarrhactes antipodes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841, Auckland Islands.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E & SE South I, Stewart I, Codfish I, Auckland I and Campbell I.
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A bird swimming close to the beach and finally landing. Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 9 weeks ago 1 min 15 sec 4.9 -
A bird going to the sea, swimming and diving. Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 9 weeks ago 1 min 1 sec 4.6 -
A bird climbing on rocks and performing a special posture when arriving close to its mate, holding up the head. Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2013 9 weeks ago 42 sec 4.5 -
Two birds swimming close to the beach and finally landing. Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 9 weeks ago 59 sec 4.4 -
An individual preening on a beach and walking off. Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 9 weeks ago 45 sec 4.4 -
Sub-adult and juvenile engaged in mutual preening. Minor transgression by juvenile resulting in a 'slap',followed by a stand-of Locality Te Rere Point, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Neil Robertson 1 December 2008 2 years ago 39 sec 4.4
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The rare New Zealand endemic Yellow-eyed Penguin.
Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 6 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
A bird at a roost site
Locality Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Les McNamara 9 June 2012 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult walking from the sea to the nest.
Locality Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 10 May 2008 4 years ago 4.1 -
Detail of head of an adult Yellow-eyed Penguin
Locality Enderby Island, Auckland Islands , New Zealand
srchester 1 February 1989 20 weeks ago 4 -
Adult yellow-eyed penguin at the forest edge where it nests
Locality Enderby Island, Auckland Islands , New Zealand
srchester 15 January 1989 24 weeks ago 4 -
A Yellow-eyed Penguin at the entrance to it's nest.
Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 6 November 2010 1 year ago 4
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Calls by an adult at the entrance of their nest site. Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2013 10 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a pair at the entrance of their nest site. Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2013 10 weeks ago 4
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