EN — Endangered

Eudyptes sclateri

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

SPHENISCIFORMES

Family

SPHENISCIDAE

Genus

Eudyptes

Eudyptes sclateri belongs to the family SPHENISCIDAE, order SPHENISCIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Rocky areasMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species recovery

Policies and regulations

06 — Range

Found in 3 Countries

Australia Falkland Islands New Zealand

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Eudyptes sclateri (Eudyptes sclateri). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/erect-crested-penguin

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