Little Penguin

Also known as Eudyptula minor, little blue penguin, blue penguin, fairy penguin, kororā, korora, korora penguin, blue fairy penguin

smallest species of penguin

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The Little Penguin, scientifically named *Eudyptula minor*, is a species of bird within the family Spheniscidae. It belongs to the order Sphenisciformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is accepted under the authority of Forster, 1781, and is also referred to by the common names alv, Zwergpinguin, and Pingüino enano.

This marine species has a recorded mass of 52 and a litter size of 2. Its range is located in South America. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2020.

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Vinony's link graph records 599 inbound references to Little Penguin, and connects out to Yellow-eyed Penguin, Perth and Mustela erminea.

Vinony files it under Birds described in 1781, Birds described in 2015 and Birds of Australia.

Vinony links it to 58 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

little penguin

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderSphenisciformes
FamilySpheniscidae

Habitatmarine

コガタペンギン、リトルペンギンまたはフェアリーペンギン（妖精ペンギン）（英：Little Penguin / Fairy Penguin、学名：Eudyptula minor）は、ペンギンの一種。ブルーペンギン（英：Blue Penguin / Little Blue Penguin）、コビトペンギン、小ペンギンと呼ばれることもある。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Eudyptula
Mass: 1.085
Image: Eudyptula minor Bruny 1.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Eudyptula minor
Commons category: Eudyptula minor
Commons gallery: Eudyptula minor
taxon common name: pinguim-anão
litter size: 2
short name: E. minor
taxon range: South America

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Encyclopedic overview

The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin in the world, and originates from New Zealand and Australia. It is commonly known as the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, owing to its slate-blue plumage and is also known by its Māori name kororā. It is a marine neritic species that dives for food throughout the day and returns to burrows on the shore at dusk. Eudyptula minor feathers are dense in melanosomes, which increase water resistance and give them their unique blue colour.

The Australian little penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae), from Australia and the Otago region of New Zealand, was initially described as Spheniscus novaehollandiae in 1826 and was later classified as Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae, a subspecies of the little penguin.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Little Penguin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.