Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) is a penguin native to the island to New Zealand. The Hoiho, as it is also called, lives and also breeds in the coastal woodland of New Zealand on as well as around Stewart Island as well as Campbell Islands.
Both sexes interact to construct their nest (a superficial dish form in the ground) far in the forest or thick turfs. Yellow-eyed Penguin is identified as Endangered on the IUCN Red Checklist 2007.
Typically, the types actions around 62– 79 centimeters (24– 31 in) long as well as considers from 4.5 to 6 kilos (10 to 13 pounds.)
This interesting bird can easily be acknowledged by its light-yellow head as well as yellow-orange cat-like eyes with black plume shafts.
They additionally have a band of bright yellow feathers ranging from the expense and also circling the eyes and around the rear of the head.
These birds are slate grey with a white breast. This species of penguin feed mostly on fish and also occasionally cephalopods such as the arrowhead squid.