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Western Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome
(Forster, JR, 1781)
Pingüino Penacho Amarillo
Pinguim-de-penacho-amarelo
Family: Spheniscidae
Order: Sphenisciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable
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Synonyms: Aptenodytes chrysocome, Eudyptes crestatus.


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Number of Photography: 122

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Photography ID: 663518
  Squab
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/18/2025
Jorgelina Lopez



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/05/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoN/ASeveralYesNo


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Number of Films: 5





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Number of Records: 118



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244116824/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoFrancisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
241298718/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
241254718/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240092218/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
230694618/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya de Quequén, QuequénFernando Alberto Segura
227178106/04/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCentro de Interpretación de la Reserva Costa Atlántica, Río Grande1Faustino Hollmann
226281405/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Trinidad (saunders Island)Max Uranga
226281004/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Trinidad (saunders Island)Max Uranga
226213403/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Borbón (pebble Island)Max Uranga
225587013/01/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino100Hernán Alvarado
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Bibliography related


Artículo Costa, M. y H. A. Mandado. 2019. Primer registro documentado para la Argentina continental del pingüino de penacho amarillo del este (Eudyptes chrysocome filholi) en Las Grutas, Bahía de San Antonio, Río Negro, Patagonia, y reportes sobre su presencia en la Antártida Argentina e Islas Malvinas. Nótulas Faunísticas (segunda serie), 279.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Western Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.