ADW: Eudyptula minor: INFORMATION
Eudyptula minor is mainly piscivorous and employs a pursuit-diving technique to catch prey in shallow depths. The majority of its diet is composed of Clupeiformes fish, such as anchovies and sardines.
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) - BirdLife species factsheet
The little penguin (Eudyptula minor), the smallest of all penguins (~30-40 cm), is endemic to southern Australia and New Zealand, breeding during the austral autumn to summer months. These dark indigo-blue coloured penguins are the only genuinely nocturnal penguin species on land; adults always arrive after dusk and leave before dawn (Klomp ...
Blue penguin | Size, Predators, & Facts | Britannica
blue penguin, (Eudyptula minor), species of penguin (order Sphenisciformes) characterized by its diminutive stature and pale blue to dark gray plumage. It is the smallest of all known penguin species, and it is the only species of the genus Eudyptula.
Little Penguin - eBird
Tiny blue-gray penguin with pale eye. Nests on the southern coastline of Australia and across New Zealand, where it breeds in burrows in dunes or rocks, often in human-made breakwaters. Usually seen swimming on the surface out to sea, or when arriving ashore in the evening.
Little Blue Penguin - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
The Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a species of penguin that is found in New Zealand. They are also commonly known as Blue penguins owing to their slate-blue plumage. They are also known by their Māori name kororā.
Little Blue (Fairy) Penguin - Aquarium of the Pacific
Eudyptula minor. New Zealanders call this penguin the Little Blue Penguin or just Blue Penguin. Australians call it the Fairy Penguin. These common names come from their small size, the smallest of any of the world’s penguins, and the distinctive slate-blue or indigo-blue coloration of the feathers on the top of their body.
Little Penguin - The Australian Museum
Identification. It is blue to black on its head and back, belly white. Flippers are black with a white edge. Bill dark brown and feet pink to light grey. Little penguins are the smallest penguin species in the world and prefer rocks and sand rather than snow and ice.
Little Penguin | Eudyptula minor | Species Guide | Birda
The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor), also affectionately known as the Fairy Penguin, Little Blue Penguin, or by its Māori name kororā, is the smallest member of the penguin family.
Little penguin | Kororā | New Zealand Birds Online
Eudyptula minor (J.R. Forster, 1781) Order: Sphenisciformes. Family: Spheniscidae. New Zealand status: Native. Conservation status: Declining. Other names: little blue penguin, blue penguin, fairy penguin, white-flippered penguin, korora. Geographical variation:
Penguin Foundation • Little Penguin
2015年2月12日 · Adopt a Little Penguin. Phillip Island is home to Australia's largest colony of little penguins, with an impressive 40,000 breeding penguins found on the Summerland Peninsula. The little penguin is not only the smallest of all penguins weighing around 1kg but also the only penguin with blue and white feathers.
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