Rockhopper Penguin
Range:
Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Island, New Zealand, St. Helena, South Africa
Habitat:
open sea, coastline and rocky shores
Conservation Status: ...
Rockhopper Penguin Facts
Kingdom:
Five groups that classify all living things...
Rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome (J. R. Forster, 1781), include 3 distinct subspecies: the Southern, E. chrysocome chrysocome, Eastern, E. chrysocome filholi, and Northern, E. chrysocome moseleyi, rockhoppers.
Rockhopper Penguin Range
Fast Facts
Type: Bird Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 10 years Size: 22 in (55 cm) Weight: 4.4 to 6.
The Rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, is a small, aggressive, crested penguin. These penguins are called "rockhoppers" because they jump from rock to rock. Although these flightless birds used to be hunted for their oil, they are now protected.
Rockhopper penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome
Rockhoppers use species specific mating calls called 'ecstatic vocalisation' to attract their mate from previous years.
Statistics
Height: 55cm (21in), Weight: 2-3kg (4.5-6.5lb).
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome
Breeding Range: Falkland Islands, Chile and Argentina
Length: 52cm.
Falklands Population: 280,000 breeding pairs
World Population: 500,000 breeding pairs ...
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As their name implies, rockhopper penguins have been observed jumping from rock to rock.
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Rockhopper Penguin Facts
As the name rightly suggests, rockhopper penguins have the habit of hopping through the rocks in their territory. If you are interested in knowing more about rockhopper penguin facts, read on.
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptula chrysocome
Fiordland Crested Penguin Eudyptula pachyrhynchus
Snares Crested Penguin Eudyptula robustus ...
Closeup of Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome).
The number of extant penguin species is debated.
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) ...
In Argentina, WCS has helped create a new marine park to protect the vulnerable rockhopper penguin-a funny-feathered bird known for its 'Mohawk,' red eyes, and bright yellow spiky eyebrows.
New research carried out by Falklands Conservation (BirdLife in the Falklands) on Steeple Jason Island has shown huge decreases in the populations of both Black-browed Albatrosses and Rockhopper Penguins. (more) ...
The most diverse of all penguins are the crested penguins, a group that includes the macaroni penguin, Chatham Islands penguin, erect-crested penguin and three species of rockhopper penguins (eastern, western and northern).
The many kinds of penguin include Emperor, Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adélie, King, Macaroni and Rockhopper penguins.
Also eligible to be a separate species is the Northern population of Rockhopper penguins. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not, contrary to popular belief, found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica.
Similarly, it is still unclear whether the Royal Penguin is merely a colour morph of the Macaroni penguin. Also possibly eligible to be treated as a separate species is the Northern population of Rockhopper penguins (Davis & Renner, 2003).
 See also: Penguin, Emperor, Emperor Penguin, Petrel, Wandering albatross
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