Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki

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bird endemic species penguin vertebrate

The Fiordland crested penguin, or tawaki, is a rare, medium-sized crested penguin endemic to the southwestern coasts of New Zealand, known for its striking yellow eyebrow plumes and preference for dense, temperate rainforest breeding sites.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Fiordland crested penguin 0
Fiordland crested penguins 2
Fiordland penguin 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
penguin ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
averageHeight about 60 cm ⓘ
billColor orange-brown ⓘ
binomialName Eudyptes ⓘ
surface form: Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
breedingHabitat coastal cliffs ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sea caves ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
breedingSeason spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
breedsIn Fiordland National Park ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland

Open Bay Islands ⓘ
Solander Islands ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
surface form: Stewart Island
clutchSize 2 eggs ⓘ
commonName Fiordland crested penguin ⓘ
tawaki ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
country New Zealand ⓘ
describedBy Finsch ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
krill ⓘ
squid ⓘ
endemicTo New Zealand ⓘ
eyeColor reddish-brown ⓘ
family Sphenisciformes ⓘ
surface form: Spheniscidae
foragingHabitat coastal marine waters ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ
genus Eudyptes ⓘ
hasCommonNameInLanguage tawaki (Māori) ⓘ
hasSynonym Eudyptes ⓘ
surface form: Eudyptes pachyrhynchus pachyrhynchus
IUCNStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion flightless ⓘ
strong swimmer ⓘ
migration undertakes post-breeding dispersal at sea ⓘ
movementPattern inshore forager ⓘ
nativeRange Fiordland National Park ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland

Open Bay Islands ⓘ
Solander Islands ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
surface form: Stewart Island

southwestern coasts of New Zealand ⓘ
nestSite dense vegetation ⓘ
rock crevices ⓘ
under tree roots ⓘ
order Sphenisciformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageFeature black upperparts ⓘ
broad yellow superciliary stripe ⓘ
short crest ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
yellow eyebrow plumes ⓘ
relatedTo Snares crested penguin ⓘ
Eudyptes ⓘ
surface form: erect-crested penguin

rockhopper penguin ⓘ
reproduction monogamous during breeding season ⓘ
reproductiveTrait first egg usually smaller and less likely to survive ⓘ
sizeClass medium-sized penguin ⓘ
socialBehavior colonial nester ⓘ
forms small, dispersed colonies ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
dogs ⓘ
fisheries bycatch ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ
introduced predators ⓘ
rats ⓘ
stoats ⓘ
vernacularName Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland penguin

thick-billed penguin ⓘ
yearDescribed 1874 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fiordland National Park → hasSpecies → Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki ⓘ
Doubtful Sound / Patea → hasWildlife → Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fiordland crested penguins
Dusky Sound → hasWildlife → Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fiordland crested penguins
Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki → vernacularName → Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiordland crested penguin
this entity surface form: Fiordland penguin