Fiordland crested penguin

(Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)

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Description

The Fiordland penguin ( Eudyptes pachyrhynchus ) or Tawaki in the Maori language,is a species of spheniscidae bird of the Spheniscidae family native to New Zealand.As its name suggests it breeds on the coast of Fiordland and nearby islands,as well as on Stewart Island

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Eudyptes
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