Yellow-eyed Penguin
- Score
- 1.2158542
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Tail Shape
- pointed
- Wing Shape
- short
Why it matters
The yellow-eyed penguin, or *Megadyptes antipodes*, is one of the world's rarest penguin species and is found exclusively in New Zealand. Distinguished by its unique pale yellow eye band and pointed tail, this penguin is culturally significant as a taonga species to the Māori people and is highly prized by conservationists for its distinct evolutionary lineage.
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