Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome - Gorfou sauteur

Systematics

Order
:
Sphenisciformes
Family
:
Sphéniscidés
Genus
:
Eudyptes
Species
:
chrysocome

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1781

Biometrics

Size
: 62 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 2500 à 4500 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) is a species of bird in the Spheniscidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Cape Horn to the Falkland Is.)
Eudyptes chrysocome filholi (Kerguelen Is.; Subantarctic islands of New Zealand)

Foreign names

Gorfou sauteur,
Pingüino saltarrocas meridional,
pinguim-de-penacho-meridional,
Felsenpinguin,
aranytollú pingvin,
Zuidelijke Rotspinguïn,
Pinguino saltarocce,
klipphopparpingvin,
Klippehopperpingvin,
tučniak skalný,
tučňák skalní,
Springpingvin,
kalliotöyhtöpingviini,
Geelkuifpikkewyn,
pingüí salta-roques meridional,
pingwin skalny,
Хохлатый пингвин,
イワトビペンギン,
凤头黄眉企鹅,
klipphopparpingvin,
長冠企鵝,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline