Northern rockhopper penguin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern rockhopper penguin lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudyptes moseleyi
Group	Penguins
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Sphenisciformes
Family	Spheniscidae

Where does the northern rockhopper penguin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern rockhopper penguin in 5 countries and territories across Africa, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern rockhopper penguin endangered?

The northern rockhopper penguin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern rockhopper penguin?

The northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is a bird in the order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae, genus Eudyptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern rockhopper penguin

The northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi), also known as Moseley's rockhopper penguin, Moseley's penguin, or Tristan penguin, is a penguin species native to the southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans. It was formerly considered conspecific with the eastern and western rockhopper penguins.

A study published in 2009 showed that the population of the northern rockhopper had declined by 90% since the 1950s. For this reason, the northern rockhopper penguin is classified as endangered.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern rockhopper penguin (revision 1380009319), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1274339 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).