Eudyptula novaehollandiae
| Australian little penguin | |
|---|---|
| Australian little penguin near burrow at night, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Eudyptula |
| Species: | E. novaehollandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudyptula novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) | |
| The range of Eudyptula novaehollandiae is in red. | |
The Australian little penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae), also called the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, is a species of penguin from Australia and the Otago region of New Zealand. The species was described as Spheniscus novaehollandiae in 1826. It was later reclassified as Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae, a subspecies of the little penguin. After a 2016 study, Eudyptula novaehollandiae was again recognised as a distinct species.
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