Globally endangered (EN) (Source: IUCN Red List)

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    • Northern Rockhopper Penguin
  • Scientific names
    • Eudyptes moseleyi

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Recent observations

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Observer

briangratwicke

Date

Mar 20, 2012 07:14 AM HST

Photos

Observer

briangratwicke

Date

Mar 20, 2012

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Observer

johnnybirder

Date

Jul 1, 2006

Description

Sexy crest!!! This is actually a Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi, identified by their more elaborate crests and occurring on the Tristan da Cuhna archipelago (Atlantic) and Amsterdam Island (Indian O.).

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Description from Wikipedia

The Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi, is a species of rockhopper penguin. The Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome was split into two species, Northern and Southern Rockhopper Penguin, after research showed differences between the two populations.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.