Everything about Eudyptula totally explained
The genus
Eudyptula ("good little diver") contains two species of
penguin. It is found in southern
Australia,
Tasmania,
New Zealand and the
Chatham Islands.
Eudyptula minor is commonly known as the
Little Penguin, Little Blue Penguin, or Fairy Penguin. In the language of the
Māori people of
New Zealand, Little Blue Penguins are known as
kororaa.
Some scientists consider a white-flippered version of the Little Blue Penguin to be a separate species, but some would consider it a sub-species; others think the characteristic falls within the bounds of normal local variation. Interestingly,
mtDNA analysis suggests that there are indeed 2 species involved: a western one which evolved in Australia and comparatively recently colonized New Zealand's South Island, and a purely New Zealand one. The White-flippered Penguin could be classified as one of up to 4 subspecies of the New Zealand species. More data is required, however, to resolve the taxonomy (Banks
et al., 2002).
Classification
ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES
Further Information
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