BLUE PENGUIN

Photographed off Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(*        )                    BLUE PENGUIN                Eudyptula minor

NEW ZEALAND                 95

Also known by Maori name Korora; in Australia known as Little Penguin or Little Blue Penguin. Common native. Breeds on rocky coasts and islands throughout NZ, but can nest hundreds of metres inland. When breeding comes ashore at dusk and departs at dawn. Moults in burrows, under rock piles or in dense vegetation. Often seen in coastal waters.

LITTLE PENGUIN

119        LITTLE PENGUIN        Eudyptula minor

Australia     (119)

Also known as Fairy or Little Blue Penguin. 40-45 cm. Male slightly larger. Range around southern coast of mainland from Sydney to Perth, and all of Tasmania's coastline. Found in bays, oceans, around jetties and piers.