Northern Rockhopper Penguin - Eudyptes c. moseleyi

Length 1.8-2.0 ft (55.0-62.0 cm)
Weight 4.4-6.6 lb (1995.8-2993.7 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Semi-altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Endangered
Continents:Islands
     

Northern Rockhopper Penguins are now believed by many to be a subspecies of Rockhopper Penguin. Northern Rockhopper feed on krill as well as crustaceans, squid, octopii and fish. Almost all of them breed on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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