Wildlife
Crested penguins all have tufts of yellow feathers on their heads. They show the most complex courtship displays of all the penguins. Rock-hopper and Macaroni penguins are part of this genus.
Scientific name: Eudyptes
Rank: Genus
The shading illustrates the diversity of this group - the darker the colour the greater the number of species. Data provided by WWF's Wildfinder.
The term crested penguin is the name given to several species of penguin of the genus Eudyptes.[citation needed] The exact number varies between four and seven depending on the authority, and a Chatham Islands species may have become extinct in the 19th century. All are black and white penguins with yellow crests and red bills and eyes, and are found on subantarctic islands in the worlds southern oceans. All lay two eggs but raise only one young per breeding season; the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second.
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