Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Also known as Eudyptes chrysocome
species of bird
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Vulnerablerockhopper penguin
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSphenisciformes
- FamilySpheniscidae
Habitatmarine
Eudyptes chrysocome Le Gorfou sauteur (Eudyptes chrysocome) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Spheniscidae. Comme les autres gorfous, il se distingue par une touffe de plumes noires et jaunes de chaque côté de sa tête appelée aigrette.
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The western rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) is a species of rockhopper penguin. It occurs in subantarctic waters around the southern coast of South America and nearby islands.
The western rockhopper penguin was formerly considered to be conspecific with the eastern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes filholi) of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, with the combined species then known as southern rockhopper penguin. These two taxa together had previously also been considered conspecific with the northern rockhopper penguin (E. moseleyi).
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Birds described in 1781Birds of islands of the Atlantic OceanBirds of subantarctic islandsBirds of the Falkland IslandsBirds of the Indian OceanBirds of the Southern OceanBirds of Tierra del FuegoCommons link is on WikidataEudyptesFauna of Macquarie IslandFlightless birdsIUCN Red List vulnerable species