Colours

Distinguishing features

The head and upperparts are blue in colour, with slate-grey ear coverts fading to white underneath, from the chin to the belly. The flippers are blue. The dark grey-black beak is 3–4 cm long, the irises pale silvery- or bluish-grey or hazel, and the feet pink above with black soles and webbing. An immature individual will have a shorter bill and lighter upperparts. (Wikipedia)

Size

Wingspan

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

The Little Penguin breeds along the entire coastline of New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and southern Australia.

Little penguins have also been reported from Chile and South Africa, but it is unclear whether these birds were vagrants. (Wikipedia)

Local abundance

Chronotypes

Diet

These birds feed by hunting fish, squid and other small sea animals, for which they travel and dive quite extensively. In New Zealand, important prey items include arrow squid, slender sprat, Graham's gudgeon, red cod and ahuru. They are generally inshore feeders. (Wikipedia)

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