Sphenisciformes / Spheniscidae / Eudyptula

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Eudyptula minor albosignata

eastern South Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor chathamensis

Chatham Islands (east of New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor iredalei

coastal northern North Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor minor

coastal western and southern South Island and Stewart Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae

coastal southern Australia including Tasmania
Eudyptula minor variabilis

coastal southern North Island and Cook Strait (New Zealand)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.