Northern rockhopper penguin

Description

Recent studies show the northern rockhopper penguin,Moseley's rockhopper penguin,or Moseley's penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) distinct from the southern rockhopper penguin. A study published in 2009 showed that the population of the northern rockhopper had declined by 90% since the 1950s.For this reason,the northern rockhopper penguin is classified as endangered.