The Zoospecies · habitats · children's zoo · care
Catalog · Aves · Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae · Polar coast
Zoology of the ZooPl. CXIX

Yellow-eyed penguin

Megadyptes antipodes
Aves · Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae
Fig. 1. Yellow-eyed penguin
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or height
Weight
Food
Lifespan
Society
Habitatcoastal, polar
RangeAustralia
Wild or tame

New Zealand

Modern data

Status today

ENEndangered status to verify
Conservation
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusMegadyptes

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Weigh the cost of warmthPreviewThe Mammal Hall: What makes a mammal?PreviewThe Great Aquarium: Is a dolphin a fish?Preview

Drawer: Zoo: Polar coast

Quiz: Polar coast quiz · 5 questions

Picture gallery

Tap a picture to enlarge it. Every picture is public domain or openly licensed, credited below, and kept on our own server.

Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Bernard Spragg. NZ · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Ciell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Krzysztof Belczyński · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ville Miettinen from Helsinki, Finland · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Same order: Sphenisciformes