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ML201865021 IBC 1507168
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Penguin Island
Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Molting
Media notes
A moulting Little Penguin sheltering under a walkway on Penguin Island. Little (or Fairy) Penguins (Eudyptula minor) are the smallest penguin species, weighing about a kilogram and standing only about 30-33 cm tall. They occur along the southern coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. They spend most of their time at sea and usually return to shore at night to avoid terrestrial predators. As with other Penguin species Little Penguins must stay ashore to moult – this one was hiding under a wooden walkway on Penguin Island, south of Perth in Western Australia. Elevation: 11 m. Date added to IBC: July 13, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae. Hiding underneath timber walkways; some occupied artificial nest boxes.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 30.29 MB