Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Genus
- Eudyptula
- eBird Code
- litpen1
Vocalizations
Zoe Anthony Quested · CC_BY_4_0
Caleb Catto · CC_BY_4_0
Spencer McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0
Sean Clifford · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (6)
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Eudyptula minor albosignata
eastern South Island (New Zealand)
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Eudyptula minor chathamensis
Chatham Islands (east of New Zealand)
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Eudyptula minor iredalei
coastal northern North Island (New Zealand)
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Eudyptula minor minor
coastal western and southern South Island and Stewart Island (New Zealand)
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Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
coastal southern Australia including Tasmania
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Eudyptula minor variabilis
coastal southern North Island and Cook Strait (New Zealand)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.