Eudyptula novaehollandiae
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This article is about the species found in Australia and Otago, New Zealand. For the species endemic to New Zealand, see Little penguin.
The Australian little penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae), also called the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, is a species of penguin from Australia and the Otago region of New Zealand. The species was described as Spheniscus novaehollandiae in 1826.[2] It was later reclassified as Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae, a subspecies of the little penguin.[2] After a 2016 study, Eudyptula novaehollandiae was again recognised as a distinct species.[4]
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Quick Facts Australian little penguin, Conservation status ...
Australian little penguin | |
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Australian little penguin near burrow at night, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Sphenisciformes |
Family: | Spheniscidae |
Genus: | Eudyptula |
Species: | E. novaehollandiae |
Binomial name | |
Eudyptula novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)[2] | |
The range of Eudyptula novaehollandiae is in red.[3] |
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