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Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri



Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins)

Authority: Buller, 1888

Red List Category

Criteria: A2b; B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(ii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Endangered because its population is estimated to have declined very rapidly over the last three generations, and it is almost certainly still declining. Furthermore, it has a very small breeding range, which may now be restricted to just two locations.



Population size: 150000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,300 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/erect-crested-penguin-eudyptes-sclateri on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.