Eudyptula minor (Forster, 1781)
Blue penguin
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Family:  Spheniscidae ()
Max. size:  40 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,100.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Subtropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This is a gregarious species that nests in burrows, hollows under bushes or rocks, and is observed to return to land during dusk (Ref. 91362). It is observed to be nocturnal on land (Ref. 84934). Pursuit diving (Ref. 91362).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 10 September 2020 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  It is known to breed during the months of June to October from Fremantle east to Port Stephens (Ref. 91362). Australian population is about 1 million birds, known to be stable. Possible threats are habitat destruction, predation and disturbance during tourism activities at night that uses powerful searchlights and in turn disorients the birds (Ref. 84934). Known causes of mortality in the area are trauma, drowning, starvation, intoxication, parasites, infection, congenital abnormalities, and others still unknown (Ref. 115258). C: Refs. 91362, 84934, 8547, 115255, 115258; O: Ref. 8547; M: Ref. 7816.

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