General Description
Upper body blue-grey to black-grey, underparts white. Flippers black with white edge. Bill dark brown. Feet pink to light grey. Body up to 40 cm long.
Biology
Little Penguins are the smallest of the world's penguins. They make nests in crevices between rocks or burrows in the sand dunes.
Distribution
Southern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Coastal waters.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Blue-grey head and back, white underparts, white trailing edge on flippers.
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Colours
Black, White, Blue
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Fish
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
Little Penguin
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Other Names
Fairy Penguin
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Species Name
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