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royal penguin A royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) with distinctive yellow crests sits on a pebbled beach at Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Australia. Three royal penguins, Eudyptes schlegeli, with yellow crests walk along the rocky shore at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island, with ocean waves in the background. Two southern elephant seals rest on a rocky shore while groups of royal penguins and king penguins stand and walk behind them at Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island. Royal penguins on Macquarie Island Royal penguin rookery on Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia.
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royal penguin Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) on Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Royal penguin

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Also known as: Eudyptes schlegeli
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Royal penguin, (Eudyptes schlegeli), species of crested penguin (genus Eudyptes, order Sphenisciformes) characterized by a large orange-coloured bill, a pale-coloured face, a black head, and a long crest of yellow-orange feathers that originates on the forehead and runs along the sides and top of the head. Although some members of the species migrate as far as Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand during the winter, breeding populations are limited to Macquarie Island and its nearby islets....

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