rockhopper penguin: Quick Facts

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Close-up of a Southern Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) showing red eyes, spiky black crest feathers, yellow eyebrow markings, and an orange beak on the Falkland Islands.

Two adult Northern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes moseleyi, stand on rocky ground; one faces forward while the other has its beak open and head tilted upward.

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Rockhopper penguin standing on sand, displaying distinctive spiky yellow and black head plumage.

southern rockhopper penguin: chicks

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