Crested Penguins
Eudyptes
The term crested penguin is the common name given collectively to species of penguins of the genus Eudyptes. The exact number of species in the genus varies between four and seven depending on the authority, and a Chatham Islands species may have become extinct in the 19th century. All are black and white penguins with yellow crests, red bills and eyes, and are found on Subantarctic islands in the world's southern oceans. All lay two eggs,...
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Western Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes chrysocome
Fiordland Penguin
speciesEudyptes pachyrhynchus
Macaroni Penguin
speciesEudyptes chrysolophus
Snares Penguin
speciesEudyptes robustus
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes filholi
Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes moseleyi
Royal Penguin
speciesEudyptes schlegeli
Erect-crested Penguin
speciesEudyptes sclateri
Macaroni × Western Rockhopper Penguin
hybridEudyptes chrysolophus × chrysocome
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3822.