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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable

Synonyms: Aptenodytes chrysocome, Eudyptes crestatus.


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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/05/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoN/ASeveralYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173328712/03/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino300Jorge La Grotteria
161238920/07/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 40 (-51,608260, -69,010243), Punta Loyola1Jorge La Grotteria
118801809/02/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino400Jorge La Grotteria
116010905/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino600Jorge La Grotteria
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Bibliography related


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 25/03/2026.