Southern rockhopper penguin
The southern rockhopper penguin is a species of rockhopper penguin, that is sometimes considered distinct from the northern rockhopper penguin. It occurs in subantarctic waters of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as around the southern coasts of South America.
Southern rockhopper penguin
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) displaying its distinctive crest
Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome colony on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
E. c. chrysocome on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands hopping over a crack
The rockhopper penguins are three closely related taxa of crested penguins that have been traditionally treated as a single species and are sometimes split into three species.
Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes (chrysocome) chrysocome, New Island, Falkland Islands
Rockhopper penguin skeleton in Manchester Museum
Rockhopper penguin with chicks, New Island, Falkland Islands
Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes (chrysocome) chrysocome