White-Flippered Penguin
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| Eudyptula albosignata ([[]], [[]]) |
The White-Flippered Penguin (Eudyptula albosignata or Eudyptula minor albosignata) are the smallest species of penguin found in New Zealand. It nests only on Banks Peninsula and Motunau Island, near Canterbury and is considered to be endangered, there being around 3,750 breeding pairs. It is often considered to be a sub-species of the Little Penguin, or even a mere variation of that species.
Typically growing to 30 centimetres tall, it gains its name from the white markings on its flippers, unique to the species.
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Categories: Penguins