Rockhopper penguin  (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Rockhopper penguins breed on a number of Southern Ocean islands. Three subspecies are recognised, the southern rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) is found in the Falkland Islands, Isla Pinguino, Staten Island and islands off southern Chile and Argentina (3). The northern rockhopper (E. c. moseleyi) breeds on Tristan da Cunha, Amsterdam and St Paul Islands (3). Whilst the eastern rockhopper (E. c. fiholi) is found on a variety of islands ranging from below the coast of South Africa to that of New Zealand (3).

Nesting occurs on cliffs and rocky gullies, usually situated near to freshwater, either natural springs or puddles (2).