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Yellow-eyed Penguin

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Alternate name
Megadyptes antipodes Scientific name
Ciconiiformes Order
Spheniscidae Family
65 – 68 cm Length
Southwes pacific Oceanic, breeds in temperate forest in,  New Zealand:-  Aukland Islands, Campbell Island and Stewart Island. Habitat-Altitude-Range
2 eggs Breeding season lasts almost 8 months. Clutch
Small fish, squid. Food  
Least gregarious of all penguins. Habits
3839 - TSN: 174457 World Number
Endangered Status

view photos Photo March 17, 2007 by f0rbe5 © all rights reserved          

Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved

Yellow-eyed Penguin song
(Megadyptes antipodes)
Ryan Merrill XC41930
28-11-2004, New Zealand

Video by Dorelseya © all rights reserved

Czech: Tucnák žlutooký, tučňák žlutooký
Danish: Guløjet Pingvin
German: Gelbaugenpinguin
English: Grand Penguin, Hoiho, Yellow eyed Penguin, Yellow-crowned Pen, Yellow-eyed Pengui, Yellow-eyed Penguin
Spanish: Pingüino de Ojos Amarillos, Pingüino Ojigualdo
Estonian: erakpingviin
Finnish: keltasilmäpingviini, Keltasilmäpinviini
French: Manchot antipode, Manchot des antipodes
Hebrew: פינגווין צהוב-עין
Italian: Pinguino degli Antipodi, Pinguino occhigialli
Japanese: kimmepengin, kinmepengin
Japanese: キンメペンギン
Latin: Megadyptes antipodes
Lithuanian: Geltonakis pingvinas
Maori: Hoiho
Dutch: Geeloogpinguïn
Norwegian: Guløyepingvin
Polish: pingwin zóltooki, pingwin żółtooki
Russian: антиподов пингвин, великолепный пингвин
Slovak: tucniak žltooký
Swedish: Gulögd pingvin
Turkish: Sarı-gözlü Penguen
Chinese: 黄眼企鹅

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