Royal Penguin

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Royal Penguin
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Eudyptes \n
Species
\nEudyptes sclateri \nEudyptes pachyrhynchus \nEudyptes chrysolophus \nEudyptes chrysocome \nEudyptes schlegeli \nEudyptes robustus \n

Royal penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli) inhabit the waters surrounding Antarctica. Royals look very much like Macaroni Penguins, but have a black face instead of the Macaronis' white visage. They stand up to 70 cm tall and weigh between 4 and 5 kg. Royal penguins breed only on Macquarie Island and, like other penguins, spend much of their time at sea. There is some controversy over whether Royal penguins are a sub-species of Macaroni penguins. Individuals of the two groups have been known to interbreed, though this is a relatively rare occurrence. Indeed, other penguins have been known to form mixed-species pairs in the wild. \n

External link

Australian Antarctic Division: Unusual Penguins Contains picture of mixed species pairs and hybrid individual penguins. \nCategory:Penguins