Royal penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

The Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a bird found in Australia. Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Eudyptes schlegeli
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Royal penguin lives

Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🐟 Fish10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It lives only on one small island and its surroundings.

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Recorded by Sander Lagerveld (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC396259. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Royal penguin

Where does the Royal penguin live?

The Royal penguin lives in Australia. Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic.

What does the Royal penguin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Royal penguin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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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.