Colours
Distinguishing features
They are medium-sized, yellow-crested, black-and-white penguins. It has dark, bluish-grey upperparts with a darker head, and white underparts. It has a broad, yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye and drops down the neck. Most birds have 3-6 whitish stripes on the face. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 54 cm to 71 cm (Height) - applies to Adults
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is a species of crested penguin from New Zealand. It breeds along the Fiordland coast and its outlying islands as well as on Stewart Island/Rakiura. This penguin nests in colonies in dense temperate forest. It breeds along the Fiordland coast and its outlying islands as well as on Stewart Island/Rakiura. (Wikipedia)
Diet
The main prey species reported for Fiordland penguins are cephalopods (Nototodarus sloanii), followed by crustaceans (Nyctiphanes australis) and fish.
