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portrait of a Rockhopper Penguin

southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) isolated on white

Beautiful specimen in its natural environment

Northern Rockhopper penguin close up

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.

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.

Rockhopper penguin

Close-up of Rockhopper penguin on the iceberg.

A Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, walking jauntily on rock on Sea Lion Island, a nature reserve in the Falkland Islands

A Rockhopper penguin standing in the rain.

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

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.

Macaroni Penguin close up of head

Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) at zoo

A rockhopper penguin swimming in an aquarium.

A Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, standing on a rocky cliff against a clear, blue sky with cropping possibillities and plenty of copy space. Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands.

A Rockhopper penguin portrait in the rain.

a pair of Rockhopper penguins near the shore in the Falkland Islands.

Rockhoppers are the most widespread crested penguins

king penguins at the zoo

Rockhopper Penguin are the most widespread crested penguins

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.

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

Cape Town, South Africa - A Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin. They are found along the shorelines of South Africa.

Rockhopper penguin Falkland Island, travel to Antarctica

Two Southern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome, allopreening as part of their bonding ritual. Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands.

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