Crested penguin
The term crested penguin is the common name of species of penguins of the genus Eudyptes.[1] All are black and white penguins with yellow crests, red bills and eyes. They 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 much smaller than the second.
| Crested penguin Temporal range: Miocene to present
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| File:Macaroni (js)1.jpg | |
| Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus | |
| Scientific classification e | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816 |
| Species | |
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Eudyptes chrysocome | |
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Different experts disagree on how many species there are. They include the rockhopper penguins.
A Chatham Islands species may have become extinct in the 19th century.
Crested Penguin Media
- Madrynornis.jpg
Miocene penguin Madrynornis mirandus gen. et sp. nov., MEF−PV 100 (holotype), Puerto Madryn Formation, early late Miocene, Playa Villarino, Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina. Photo of the articulated skeleton before preparation.