Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
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Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
About Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Penguins
The yellow-eyed penguin, known also as hoiho, is a species of penguin endemic to New Zealand. It is the sole extant species in the genus Megadyptes, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and δύπτης (dúptes), meaning "diver".
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2012-01-13
Otago Peninsula / Dunedin, New Zealand