Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Eudyptes
eBird Code
roypen1

Distribution

breeds on coastal slopes of Macquarie and nearby Bishop and Clerk islands (southeast of Australia); winters mostly near colonies, with juveniles ranging farther

Vocalizations

sea-kangaroo · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.