Little Penguin bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLittle or White-flippered Penguin, Korora, Little Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin, 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, mavi pinqvin, kiçik pinqvin
Bengaliহছাট হ঩ঙ্খুিআন
BulgarianМалък пингвин
Catalanpingüí petit
Chinese小企鹅
Chinese (Traditional)小鰭腳企鵝, 小企鵝
Chuvashпĕчĕк пингвин
CroatianMali pingvin, patuljasti pingvin
CzechTucnák nejmenší, tučňák nejmenší
DanishDværgpingvin
DutchDwergpinguïn
EsperantoBlua pingveneto, malgranda pingveno, Malgranda eŭdipteto
Estoniankääbuspingviin
Finnishsinipingviini
FrenchManchot pygmée, Manchot pygmée ou M. à ailerons blancs, Petit Manchot bleu, Petit Manchot
GermanZwergpinguin, Weißflügelpinguin
Hebrewפינגווין זוטר
Hungariankék pingvin
IcelandicDvergmörgæs
ItalianPinguino minore, Pinguino minore blu
Japaneseコビトペンギン
Kazakhғажайып пингвин, кішкентай көк пингвин, кіші пингвин
Lithuanianmažasis pingvinas
Maorikorora, kororā
Mongolianжижиг оцон шувууд
NorwegianDvergpingvin, dvergpingvin
Norwegian NynorskDvergpingvin
Polishpingwin maly, pingwin mały
Portuguesepinguim-pequeno, pinguim-anão, pinguim-azul
RussianМалый пингвин
SerbianMali pingvin
Slovaktucniak malý, Tučniak modrý, tučniak malý
SpanishPingüino enano, Pingüino Azul, Pingüino Pequeño
Swedishdvärgpingvin
Tajikпингвини пакана
TurkishKüçük Penguen, Küçük Mavi Penguen
Ukrainianпінгвін малий
Uzbekкичик пингвин