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Snares Penguin
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crested penguin species from New Zealand's Snares Islands
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The Snares Penguin, scientifically named *Eudyptes robustus*, is a species of bird classified within the family Spheniscidae and order Sphenisciformes. Its taxonomic authority is Oliver, 1953, and it belongs to the genus *Eudyptes*. The species is part of the class Aves and phylum Chordata. It is also referred to by common names such as pengwin Ynys Snares, Snaresinselpinguin, and Pingüino de las Snares.
This penguin is endemic to New Zealand, although its taxon range is listed as South America. It inhabits marine environments. The species has an accepted taxonomic status and is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, a designation recorded in 2018. The average mass of the organism is 347.
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VulnerableSnares Island penguin
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSphenisciformes
- FamilySpheniscidae
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Encyclopedic overview
The Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus; Māori: Pokotiwha), also known as the Snares crested penguin and the Snares Islands penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. The species breeds on the Snares Islands, a group of islands off the southern coast of the South Island. It is a yellow-crested penguin, with a size of 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) and a weight of 2.5–4 kg (5.5–8.8 lb). It has dark blue-black upper parts and white underparts. It has a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye to form a drooping, bushy crest. It has bare pink skin at the base of its large red-brown bill.
The species nests in colonies ranging in size from around 10 nests to around 1200, under forest cover or the open. The main colonies are located on North East Island; other colonies are established on Broughton Island as well as the rocky Western Chain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Snares Penguin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.