Eudyptes chrysocome, Rockhopper penguin
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Eudyptes chrysocome   (Forster, 1781)

Rockhopper penguin
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Polar

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 55.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 91362); common length : 55.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8812); publicerad maxvikt: 2.8 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfologi

Culmen: 4.255 cm; tarsus: 1.94 cm.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This species is gregarious, noisy and quarrelsome, and it is known to breed in huge colonies on steep cliffs (Ref. 91362). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch 2005 Feeding habits of seabirds and marine mammals of the Kerguelen Archipelago. pp. 31-36 In Palomares, M.L.D., Pruvost, P., Pitcher, T.J., Pauly, D. (eds.) Modeling Antarctic marine ecosystems. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 13(7). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Ref. 89128)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Sårbar, se IUCNs rödlista (VU) (A2abcde+3bcde+4abcde); Date assessed: 24 August 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=5.93).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.