Snares Penguin

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: New Zealand, Falkland Islands

Snares Penguin has been recorded at 6 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Stewart Island – east coast pelagic watersNew Zealand11 records
2. New IslandFalkland Islands5 records
3. Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross CentreNew Zealand2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New ZealandFalkland 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 Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus; Māori: Pokotiwha), also known as the Snares crested penguin and the Snares Islands penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. The species breeds on the Snares Islands, a group of islands off the southern coast of the South Island. It is a yellow-crested penguin, with a size of 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) and a weight of 2.5–4 kg (5.5–8.8 lb).

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