Northern rockhopper penguin

Eudyptes moseleyi

The Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is a bird found in St. Helena. Found on Gough and Tristan da Cunha islands in the South Atlantic. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Eudyptes moseleyi
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	St. Helena

🏡 Where the Northern rockhopper penguin lives

Found on Gough and Tristan da Cunha islands in the South Atlantic.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🐟 Fish30%

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 2.3 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fish.

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Recorded by Chris Taylor (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC332460. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Northern rockhopper penguin

Where does the Northern rockhopper penguin live?

The Northern rockhopper penguin lives in St. Helena. Found on Gough and Tristan da Cunha islands in the South Atlantic.

What does the Northern rockhopper penguin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fish (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Northern rockhopper 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.