Little Penguin bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsKorora, Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin, Little or White-flippered Penguin, Little Blue Penguin
Old latin name for birdAptenodytes minor
OrderPenguins / Sphenisciformes
FamilyPenguins / Spheniscidae
GenusEudyptula
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregions Australia and North, South, Stewart and Chatham is. (e of South I.; New Zealand)

Little Penguin bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Rob van Bemmelen
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Rob van Bemmelen
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Rob van Bemmelen
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Mark Harper
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    New Zealand
  • 7.
    Song, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    New Zealand
  • 8.
    Call, © nick talbot
    New Zealand
  • 9.
    Call, © Johannes Fischer
    New Zealand
  • 10.
    Song, © Johnny Rommens
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Little Penguin

Little Penguin subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Eudyptula minor albosignatae South I. (New Zealand)-No
Eudyptula minor chathamensisChatham Is. (e of South I., New Zealand)-No
Eudyptula minor iredalein North I. (New Zealand)-No
Eudyptula minor minorw, s South I. and Stewart I. (New Zealand)-No
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiaecoasts of sw WA to ec NSW and Tasmania (s Australia)-No
Eudyptula minor variabiliss North I. and Cook Strait (New Zealand)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinpikkewyn
Azerbaijanibalaca pinqvin, kiçik pinqvin, mavi pinqvin
Bengaliহছাট হ঩ঙ্খুিআন
BulgarianМалък пингвин
Catalanpingüí petit
Chinese小企鹅
Chinese (Traditional)小企鵝, 小鰭腳企鵝
Chuvashпĕчĕк пингвин
Croatianpatuljasti pingvin, Mali pingvin
Czechtučňák nejmenší, Tucnák nejmenší
DanishDværgpingvin
DutchDwergpinguïn
Esperantomalgranda pingveno, Malgranda eŭdipteto, Blua pingveneto
Estoniankääbuspingviin
Finnishsinipingviini
FrenchPetit Manchot, Manchot pygmée, Petit Manchot bleu, Manchot pygmée ou M. à ailerons blancs
GermanWeißflügelpinguin, Zwergpinguin
Hebrewפינגווין זוטר
Hungariankék pingvin
IcelandicDvergmörgæs
ItalianPinguino minore, Pinguino minore blu
Japaneseコビトペンギン
Kazakhкіші пингвин, ғажайып пингвин, кішкентай көк пингвин
Lithuanianmažasis pingvinas
Maorikororā, korora
Mongolianжижиг оцон шувууд
Norwegiandvergpingvin, Dvergpingvin
Norwegian NynorskDvergpingvin
Polishpingwin maly, pingwin mały
Portuguesepinguim-azul, pinguim-pequeno, pinguim-anão
RussianМалый пингвин
SerbianMali pingvin
SlovakTučniak modrý, tucniak malý, tučniak malý
SpanishPingüino enano, Pingüino Pequeño, Pingüino Azul
Swedishdvärgpingvin
Tajikпингвини пакана
TurkishKüçük Mavi Penguen, Küçük Penguen
Ukrainianпінгвін малий
Uzbekкичик пингвин