Common or Eurasian Penguin

Eudyptula minor

The smallest species of Penguin. Most individuals are not even a foot high. This one in the photograph was fishing in the bay in Akaroa.

Photographed at: Akaroa, New Zealand on 2016-11-27

The smallest species of Penguin. Most individuals are not even a foot high. This individual was fishing in the bay in Akaroa.

Family: Spheniscidae

Diet: Fish, Crustaceans

Size: 40 - 45 cms