Erect-crested Penguin
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Penguins

Erect-crested Penguin

Eudyptes sclateri

ENEndangered Endemic to New Zealand
Family
Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Order
Sphenisciformes

Overview

The erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri; Māori: Tawaki nana hī) is a penguin endemic to the New Zealand region and only breeds on the Bounty and Antipodes Islands. It has black upper parts, white underparts and a yellow eye stripe and crest. It spends the winter at sea and little is known about its biology and breeding habits. Populations are believed to have declined during the last few decades of the twentieth century, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being "endangered".

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Range and habitat

Breeds among rocks of Bounty and Antipodes islands (New Zealand); winters to waters of eastern South Island.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.