
Crested Penguins
Eudyptes
Eudyptes (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "true, well", and δύπτης (dúptes), meaning "diver", and thus, "true diver") is a genus of penguins whose members are collectively called crested penguins. The exact number of species in the genus varies between four and eight depending on the authority, and a Chatham Islands species became extinct in recent centuries. All are black and white penguins with yellow crests, red bills and eyes, and are found on Subantarctic islands in the world's southern oceans. All lay two eggs, but raise only one young per breeding season; the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Western Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes chrysocome

Fiordland Penguin
speciesEudyptes pachyrhynchus

Macaroni Penguin
speciesEudyptes chrysolophus

Snares Penguin
speciesEudyptes robustus

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes filholi

Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
speciesEudyptes moseleyi

Royal Penguin
speciesEudyptes schlegeli

Erect-crested Penguin
speciesEudyptes sclateri

Macaroni × Western Rockhopper Penguin
hybridEudyptes chrysolophus × chrysocome
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3822.