Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes moseleyiMathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1921
English (US) Northern Rockhopper Penguin
The Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Spheniscidae (Penguins) in the order Sphenisciformes.
Range: breeds among coastal rocks and tussocks of Tristan da Cunha group and Gough (South Atlantic), and St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (South Indian Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eudyptes moseleyi
- Family
- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Northern Rockhopper Penguin
- Described by
- Mathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1921
No guides listed yet for Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Eudyptes serresianus moseleyi
- Described by
- Mathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1921
- Type locality
- Inaccessible Island.
- Original description
- A manual of the birds of Australia 1 p.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Penguins
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus
Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti
Galapagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus
Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus
Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Erect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri
Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Royal Penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli
Western Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes filholi
Snares Penguin
Eudyptes robustus
Looking for a different species?