Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Adults live along the southeastern coasts of New Zealand and nearby subantarctic islands, nesting in concealed sites under forest, shrub, or flax. They forage alone at sea, diving after small fish, squid, and other marine prey before returning to quiet territories on land. The pale yellow eye and yellow head band are distinctive, especially during upright calls and boundary displays. This is one of the world’s rarest penguins, and it avoids the dense colonies typical of many other penguin species.
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- Conservation status
- EN
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- Yellow-eyed Penguin