Erect-crested Penguin

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Erect-crested Penguin (<em>Eudyptes sclateri</em>) is a species of Penguins (<em>Spheniscidae</em>) in the order Penguins.

Overview

Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is a species of Penguins (Spheniscidae) in the order Penguins.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Eudyptes; binomial: Eudyptes sclateri; authority: Buller, 1888.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia. Non-breeding range: to waters of e South I. (New Zealand).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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