Yellow-eyed penguin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-eyed penguin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Megadyptes antipodes
Group	Penguins
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	133 g (birth weight); 8.5 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.5 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Sphenisciformes
Family	Spheniscidae

Where does the yellow-eyed penguin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-eyed penguin in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Zealand.

New Zealand

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.

How big is a yellow-eyed penguin?

Wikidata records the following for the yellow-eyed penguin: mass 133 g (birth weight); 8.5 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.5 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the yellow-eyed penguin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the yellow-eyed penguin?

The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) is a bird in the order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae, genus Megadyptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-eyed penguin

The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), known also as hoiho, is a species of penguin endemic to New Zealand. It is the sole extant species in the genus Megadyptes, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and δύπτης (dúptes), meaning "diver".

Previously thought closely related to the little penguin (Eudyptula minor), molecular research has shown it more closely related to penguins of the genus Eudyptes. Like most penguins, it is mainly piscivorous.

The species breeds along the eastern and south-eastern coastlines of the South Island of New Zealand, as well as Stewart Island, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Islands. Colonies on the Otago Peninsula are a popular tourist venue, where visitors may closely observe penguins from hides, trenches, or tunnels.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-eyed penguin (revision 1379487568), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q206654 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).