Southern rockhopper penguin  (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Pair of southern rockhopper penguins, E. c. chrysocome, allopreening as part of courtship

Previously classed as a single species, the rockhopper penguin has now been split into a northern (Eudyptes moseleyi) and southern species (Eudyptes chrysocome). Although both species are similar in appearance, the distinctive yellowish plumes

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