Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSphenisciformes (Penguins)
- FamilySpheniscidae (Penguins)
- GenusEudyptes (Crested Penguins)
- SpeciesEudyptes pachyrhynchus (Fiordland Penguin)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fiordland Penguin in Rakiura National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Fiordland Penguin sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 237 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fiordland Penguin in Rakiura National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Fiordland Penguin in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.