WoRMS taxon details
Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781)
212657 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212657)
accepted
Species
Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781) · alternative representation
Eudyptes crestatus (J. F. Miller, 1784) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781) represented as Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781)
- Subspecies Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi Mathews & Iredale, 1921 represented as Eudyptes moseleyi Mathews & Iredale, 1921
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 66-76 cm. Plumage: adult with head, throat, back, wings, tail and undertail coverts black, breast and belly white....
Description Length: 66-76 cm. Plumage: adult with head, throat, back, wings, tail and undertail coverts black, breast and belly white. Yellow line above eye not meeting on forehead, but ending in long, pale yellow plumes behind each eye. Immature with a line of cream feathers above eye and replacing plumes behind eye. Bare parts: iris red; bill pink to orange-red; feet dull pink with darker webs and black soles. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212657 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Breeding Category Vagrant [details]Description Length: 66-76 cm. Plumage: adult with head, throat, back, wings, tail and undertail coverts black, breast and belly white. Yellow line above eye not meeting on forehead, but ending in long, pale yellow plumes behind each eye. Immature with a line of cream feathers above eye and replacing plumes behind eye. Bare parts: iris red; bill pink to orange-red; feet dull pink with darker webs and black soles. [details]
IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | rotspinguïn | [details] |
| English | western rockhopper penguinrockhopper penguin | [details] |
| French | gorfou sauteur | [details] |
| German | Felsenpinguin | [details] |
| Turkish | kayalik pengueni | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (164 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (159 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eudyptes chrysocome)
To GenBank (3797 nucleotides; 13133 proteins)
To GenBank (3797 nucleotides; 13133 proteins) (from synonym Eudyptes crestatus (J. F. Miller, 1784))
To GenBank (394 nucleotides; 216 proteins) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (159 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eudyptes chrysocome)
To GenBank (3797 nucleotides; 13133 proteins)
To GenBank (3797 nucleotides; 13133 proteins) (from synonym Eudyptes crestatus (J. F. Miller, 1784))
To GenBank (394 nucleotides; 216 proteins) (from synonym Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome (Forster, 1781))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
