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Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
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".

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2012-01-13

    Otago Peninsula / Dunedin, New Zealand
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