Penguin, Erect-crested
Description
An Erect-crested penguin (Eduyptes sclateri) specimen mounted on a plain black wooden exhibition mount.
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"The
erect-crested
penguin
(Eudyptes
sclateri)
is
largely
restricted
to
the
Antipodes
Islands
and
Bounty
Islands,
with
a
few
isolated
pairs
breeding
on
the
Auckland
Islands.
A
relatively
solid
medium-sized
penguin
at
5.4–6.4
kilograms
and
68
centimetres,
its
crest
of
yellow
plumes
is
strikingly
upright
when
dry
on
land."
Source:
Lloyd
Spencer
Davis.
'Penguins
-
The
crested
penguins',
Te
Ara
-
the
Encyclopedia
of
New
Zealand,
updated
13-Jul-12
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/penguins/page-7
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/penguins/page-7
Accession number
A64.933
Collection type
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