Little Penguin
About the Little Penguin
Also known as: Little Blue Penguin, Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin, Koror?
The Little Penguin, also known as Little Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin, or Blue Penguin, is the smallest species of penguin in the world. They live in Australia and New Zealand.
Little Penguins feed on fish and other small sea creatures. They hunt during daylight, swimming from sunrise to sunset. Little Penguins are social birds, living in colonies and nesting in burrows.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched November 19, 2012
Scientific Name
Eudyptula minor
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
12 to 13 inches
(30.5 to 33 cm)
Wingspan:
inches
( cm)
Weight:
3.3 pounds
(1.5 kilos)
Range
International Names
Chinese
小企鹅
Czech
tučňák nejmení
Danish
Dværgpingvin
Dutch
Dwergpinguïn
Finnish
sinipingviini
French
Manchot pygmée
German
Zwergpinguin
Italian
Pinguino minore blu
Japanese
コビトペンギン [kobitopengin]
Norwegian
Dvergpingvin
Polish
pingwin maly
Russian
Малый пингвин
Spanish
Pingüino Enano
Swedish
Dvärgpingvin