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.

YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN

Photographed at Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

1279                   YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN                Megadyptes antipodes 

NEW ZEALAND                90

Known by the Maori name of Hoiho. Uncommon endemic. About 5000 birds breed and moult around southeastern South Island, Foreaux Strait, Stewart, Codfish, Campbell and Auckland islands. Mainly sedentary, but some disperse northwards to Cook Strait.

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.