Erect-crested penguin

Eudyptes sclateri

The Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Eudyptes sclateri
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Erect-crested penguin lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 5.9 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Raphaël SANE (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC973961. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Erect-crested penguin

Where does the Erect-crested penguin live?

The Erect-crested penguin lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Erect-crested penguin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Erect-crested penguin endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.