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portrait of a Rockhopper Penguin

The southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome in Nyíregyháza Zoo, Hungary

southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) isolated on white

A Rockhopper penguin standing in the rain.

A southern rockhopper penguin makes its way across the boulders that dot its colony on New island, Falkland Islands. These small penguins are aptly named for their two-footed hopping from rook to rock, even up steep cliffsides.

A 6-9 month baby looking at a Rockhopper penguin.

$Taxon name: Northern Rockhopper Penguin\nTaxon scientific name: Eudyptes moseleyi\nLocation: Tasmania, Australia$

Their common name refers to the fact that, unlike many other penguins which get around obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks.

Beautiful specimen in its natural environment

Family of fairy penguins swimming in a pond

king penguins at the zoo

Rockhoppers are the most widespread crested penguins

A rockhopper penguin swimming in an aquarium.

Young African penguin walking in zoo. Juvenile Spheniscus demersus or Cape penguin, side view

A Rockhopper penguin portrait in the rain.

Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi), also known as Moseleys rockhopper penguin, or Moseley's penguin

The southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) is a species of rockhopper penguin that is sometimes considered distinct from the northern rockhopper penguin. It occurs in subantarctic waters of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as around the southern coasts of South America. West Point Island, Falkland Islands.

A group of penguins are standing on a rock in a zoo enclosure. The penguins are all different sizes and are standing close to each other.

Single penguin

The southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome in Nyíregyháza Zoo, Hungary

unrecognizable woman touching Galapagos penguin.

Penguin with an angry expression

Penguins swimming in the water

Photo of a Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes Chrysocome)

A young boy looking at a rockhopper penguin in a aquarium. The boy is out of focus with the penguin in focus.

$Natural behaviors of the Chinstrap, King, Juanito, Adelia, Saltarrocas and Macaroni penguins, in a state of conservation for the recovery of their species.\nBehavior and physiognomy of penguins.$

Rockhoppers are distinguished from other crested penguins by their smaller size and by having only a thin yellow superscilium. The feather plumes are yellow, not orange as in Macaroni Penguin, and thinner than in the remaining Eudyptes species. The red eye is distinctive. Southern Rockhopper Penguins differ from their Northern counterparts in having a narrower supercilium and shorter plumes, which reach just over the black throat. Their vocalisations are also different. The Southern Rockhopper actually comprises two subspecies that have been described and can be identified in the field: the nominate form from South America and the Falkland Islands and the eastern subspecies filholi from the New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands. The eastern form mainly differs from the nominate subspecies in having a pink line of fleshy skin along the lower mandible which is black in the nominate subspecies. Immature birds have only a narrow supercilium and a pale mottled grey chin. Identification of juveniles is difficult. Shape of the supercilium, bill shape, body size and underwing pattern can aid identification. Separation of juvenile Southern and Northern Rockhopper Penguins in the field is probably impossible.

Cape Town, South Africa - A mixed batch of Jackass and Rockhopper Penguins. Some are seen to be tagged on the left shoulder.

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