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Little penguin
(Blue penguin)
(No Subspecific status)
Eudyptula minor
(J. R. FORSTER, 1781)


Photo by: F. Spangenberg
    
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:06
Subspecies:01. Eudyptula minor minor - W and SE of South Island (New Zealand), Stewart Island
02. E. m. albosignata (White-flippered penguin) - E of South Island (New Zealand)
03. E. m. chathamensis - Chatham Islands
04. E. m. iredalei - N od North Island (New Zealand)
05. E. m. novaehollandiae - Tasmania, S Australia
06. E. m. variabilis - S of North Island (New Zealand), Cook Strait

Information Source for Taxonomy:del Hoyo & Collar (2014) Illustrated Checklist of the Birds ot the World, Vol. 1, Non-passerines
 
Range:Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Body length:35 - 45 cm
Weight:ca. 0,5 - 2,1 kg
Food:fish, cephalopods, crustaceans
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Australia and Oceania
  Australia (1 Holding(s)):
 
  •  
  • Melbourne (Zoo) 
      New Zealand (5 Holding(s)):
    Holding(s): 6