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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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 1 year ago 39 sec 4.4 -
An adult preening at nesting colony Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 18 November 2005 5 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
Adult walking out of surf and up on to beach Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2008 3 years ago 55 sec 3.5 -
A close-up of adults in nesting colony Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 18 November 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
An adult coming ashore in evening at nesting colony Locality Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 17 November 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 3.1 -
Adult on beach using oil gland and preening chest, belly, and flipper. Locality Roaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2008 3 years ago 52 sec 3
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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 day ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.3 -
Yellow Eyed Penguin (Hoiho). One of the rarest penguins in the world.
Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 8 October 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
An adult walking from the sea to the nest.
Locality Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 10 May 2008 3 years ago 4.1 -
A Yellow-eyed Penguin at the entrance to it's nest.
Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 6 November 2010 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
At the nest (THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN WHILE WORKING ON A NEST FINDING PROJECT AIMING TO PROTECT THIS VERY ENDANGERED SPECIE,
Locality Catlins Forest Park, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 18 October 2010 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN WHILE WORKING ON A NEST FINDING PROJECT AIMING TO PROTECT THIS VERY ENDANGERED SPECIE, PLEASE DO NOT
Locality Catlins Forest Park, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 18 October 2010 12 weeks ago 3.6
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