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Western Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome
(Forster, JR, 1781)
Pingüino Penacho Amarillo
Pinguim-de-penacho-amarelo
Family: Spheniscidae
Order: Sphenisciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Parque Nacional Monte León

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable

Synonyms: Aptenodytes chrysocome, Eudyptes crestatus.


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
41945613/03/2016ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León5Andres Teran
11954603/03/2014ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónJuan Carlos Schieda
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Artículo Costa, M. y H. A. Mandado. 2019. Primer registro documentado para la Argentina continental del pingüino de penacho amarillo del este (Eudyptes chrysocome filholi) en Las Grutas, Bahía de San Antonio, Río Negro, Patagonia, y reportes sobre su presencia en la Antártida Argentina e Islas Malvinas. Nótulas Faunísticas (segunda serie), 279.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Western Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.