Yellow-eyed Penguins

Yellow-eyed Penguins

  • The yellow-eyed penguins have a band of yellow feathers going from the bill, circling the eyes and up around the head.
  • The yellow-eyed penguin lives on the coast of New Zealand.
  • It is the rarest of all penguins due to the deforestation of the New Zealand coastline and the introduction of new predatory species to the island.
  • There are only an estimated 1,500 breeding pairs of yellow-eyed penguins.
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