Species Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt, 1837)
Macaroni Penguin
Introduction
Both subspecies also treated at the specific level by some authors based on limited studies (see del Hoyo & Collar, 2014). We follow Baker et al. (2006) and Christidis & Boles (2008) in retaining E. schlegeli as a subspecies of E. chrysolophus until further work can more fully resolve the relationship between the two taxa.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
In Australia breeds on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, vagrant to Macquarie Island, no confirmed records from mainland but potential vagrant to SW Australia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Macquarie Island Province (24), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Baker, A.J., Pereira, S.L., Haddrath, O.P. & Edge, K-A. 2006. Multiple gene evidence for expansion of extant penguins out of Antarctica due to global cooling. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273: 11-17
Common Name References
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [19] (Macaroni Penguin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 04-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | SPHENISCIFORMES | 11-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |