Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, 1876

4.2 kgWeight

The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a species of penguin, which can be found only on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands.

Most records: Falkland Islands

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Royal Penguin has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sea Lion IslandFalkland Islands4 records
West Point IslandFalkland Islands1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Falkland Islands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a species of penguin, which can be found only on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the royal penguin as Least Concern.

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Questions

How big is the Royal Penguin?

The Royal Penguin weighs around 4.2 kg.

Where does the Royal Penguin live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: subantarctic islands of western South Pacific: Macquarie and nearby Bishop and Clerk islands (far southeast of Australia). It is most often recorded in Falkland Islands.