Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, 1876
Royal penguin
No Picture Available

Family:  Spheniscidae ()
Max. size:  76 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,700.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Macquarie Island.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 6.21 cm; tarsus: 3.11 cm.
Biology:  Total population is about 1 million pairs. This bird species is known to be slaughtered for its oil, being heavily exploited for 50 years up until 1918. At present, the population has recovered and is now stable (Ref. 84934).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 17 November 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.