Yellow-eyed penguin - Wikipedia
The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), known also as hoiho, is a species of penguin endemic to New Zealand. [2][3] It is the sole extant species in the genus Megadyptes. Previously thought closely related to the little penguin (Eudyptula minor), molecular research has shown it more closely related to penguins of the genus Eudyptes.
Hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin could be extinct within two decades …
2 days ago · Hoiho have a low reproductive rate and low juvenile survival. It is expected less than 20 percent of these chicks will survive to adulthood, DOC added. DOC said the declining numbers were a result of multiple threats including disease, introduced predators, human disturbance, a significant shift in adult diet, fisheries bycatch, and marine ...
Mainland hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin could be extinct within …
2 days ago · The hoiho - or yellow-eyed penguin - is one of the rarest penguins in the world, with only 143 known nests on mainland New Zealand including on Stewart Island. DOC says that without a serious turnaround, the 2024 Bird of the Year winner could become extinct within 20 …
Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers down
2 days ago · Date: 14 January 2025 Source: Department of Conservation and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu . Without a serious turnaround, scientists predict hoiho could become locally extinct on the mainland within two decades. Seasonal (2024/25) nest counts across coastal Otago, Southland, and Rakiura show numbers are substantially down compared to previous years, with an ongoing decline of 80% since 2008/09.
Human interference may contribute to extinction of hoiho / …
1 day ago · The iconic yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho is facing possible extinction due to a number of factors, including human interference. Data shows the number of known yellow-eyed penguin nests has dropped by 80 percent over the past 15 years, with the Department of Conservation saying the penguin could be extinct within two decades.. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust general manager Anna Campbell told ...
Yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho: Sea and shore birds - Department …
Unique to New Zealand, the hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, is thought to be one of the world's rarest penguin species. Found in: South-east South Island and on Banks Peninsula, Stewart Island/Rakiura and its outliers, the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island.
Rare Yellow-Eyed Penguin Wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year …
Sep 16, 2024 · The hoiho, whose name means “noise shouter” in Māori, is unique to New Zealand and is one of the world’s rarest penguins.
About the hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin - Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
Yellow-eyed penguins / hoiho are one of the rarest penguins in the world and are only found in New Zealand (endemic). The scientific name of the yellow-eyed penguin is Megadyptes antipodes which means big diver from the southern lands (mega = big, dyptes = …
Megadyptes antipodes - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The yellow-eyed penguin, also known by its Maori name, hoiho, is the third largest of all penguin species, averaging around 24 pounds (lb) (11 kilograms (kg)) in weight. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Megadyptes.
Yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho | STATE OF PENGUINS - PENGUIN …
Apr 12, 2019 · The yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho (Megadyptes antipodes) is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs along the south-eastern coastline of the South Island, on Stewart Island and its outliers, as well as the sub-Antarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands.