Eudyptes sclateri, Erect-crested penguin
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Eudyptes sclateri   Buller, 1888

Erect-crested penguin
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 67.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 5.4 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 5.55 cm; tarsus: 2.4 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total population is estimated at 200,00 pairs, currently stable. This is a gregarious species, that breeds in large colonies in rocky coasts (Ref. 91362). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harrison, P. 1987 Seabirds of the world: a photographic guide. Christopher Helm, Hong Kong, 317p. (Ref. 91362)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (A2b; B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(ii,v)); Date assessed: 21 August 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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