The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin. It originates from New Zealand. It is commonly known as the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, owing to its slate-blue plumage and is also known by its Māori name kororā.

Common Name: Little Penguin, Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin. Scientific name: Eudyptula minor. Population: 250,000 breeding pairs. Weight and height: 1 kg-1.2 kg, 33 cm. Lifespan: 6-10 years. Conservation status: Least Concern. Population Trend: Stable. Geographic Breeding Range: Australia; New Zealand.

2018年9月28日 · The little penguin is the smallest species of penguin in the world. Its scientific name Eudyptula minor means 'good little diver'. Currently, 6 subspecies of little penguin are recognized.

Little Penguins can spend weeks away at sea, dozing and eating among the waves. It is blue to black on its head and back, belly white. Flippers are black with a white edge. Bill dark brown and feet pink to light grey. Little penguins are the smallest penguin species in the world and prefer rocks and sand rather than snow and ice. Coastal waters.

小藍企鵝 （学名： Eudyptula minor），又名 小企鹅 、 蓝企鹅 、 小鳍脚企鹅，是 企鹅 家族中体型最小的物种，有别于其他常见企鹅，它们有一身蓝色的 羽毛，因此被称作 小藍企鵝。 牠們出沒於 紐西蘭 的海岸，有人亦曾在 智利 見過牠們的蹤跡。 其 种加词 “ minor ”意为“较小的”。 小藍企鵝主要分布於澳洲和紐西蘭。 但2015年發表的一項研究，認為澳洲的族群（如這隻 澳洲 布魯尼島 的個體）是另一個獨立的物種：「澳洲小藍企鵝」（E. novaehollandiae） 1781年，德國自然 …

2024年5月27日 · Small fries of the Spheniscidae family, little penguins are native to Australia and New Zealand. Standouts in the penguin-sphere, they sport bright blue feathers and sometimes go by “fairy penguins.” Little penguins forage and frolic in ocean waters 80 percent of the time and can lay more than one clutch of eggs per breeding season.

2015年2月12日 · The little penguin is not only the smallest of all penguins weighing around 1kg but also the only penguin with blue and white feathers. Little penguins are top ocean predators, playing an important role in the marine ecosystem food web, and a valuable indicator species with changes in their population alerting us to changes in ocean health ...

2019年1月17日 · The Little Penguin is the smallest species of penguin, weighing only one kilogram (2.2 pounds) and ~33 cm (13 inches) tall. Every year during the reproductive season, parents engage on daily journeys to find food for their newborns, and their adventures are witnessed by ecotourists at nature parks that protect the delicate habitat of these ...

Of the 18 penguin species around the world, little penguins are the smallest. They’re also the only species of penguin with blue and white feathers. Little penguins are found along the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, but Phillip Island is home to the largest colony – with an impressive 40,000 breeding penguins found on the ...

Tiny blue-gray penguin with pale eye. Nests on the southern coastline of Australia and across New Zealand, where it breeds in burrows in dunes or rocks, often in human-made breakwaters. Usually seen swimming on the surface out to sea, or when arriving ashore in the evening.