Rockhopper Penguin
There are three subspecies of Rockhopper penguins; Southern, Northern and Eastern Rockhopper penguins. These are traditionally treated as a single species.
Flightless Birds
Macaroni Penguin
Distinctive for its yellow crest and red eyes, it can be found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. With a population of about 18 million, it is the most numerous penguin species.
King Penguin
The second largest species of penguin standing up to 100cm tall and 16kg in weight. It is able to dive to over 100 metres, and breeds on the subantarctic islands at the north reaches of Antarctica.
Humboldt Penguin
A south American Penguin that breeds in coastal Peru and Chile, is named after the cold water current it swims in. It is classified as a threatened species with an estimated 3,300 to 12,000 population.
Emu
The second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its relative, the ostrich. Common over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids heavily populated areas, dense forest and arid areas.
Cassowary
A very large flightless bird related to the emu, with a bare head and neck, a tall horny crest, and one or two coloured wattles. It is native mainly to the forests of New Guinea.
African Penguin
Also widely known as the “jackass” penguin for its donkey-like bray. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat.
Rhea
It is a large flightless bird with grey-brown plumage, long legs and neck native to South America. There are two extant species: the greater or American rhea and the lesser or Darwin’s rhea.
Gentoo Penguin
Tall penguin with a white triangular patch above the eye, breeding on subantarctic islands. The fastest underwater swimming penguins, living mainly on crustaceans.