Eudyptes+Schlegeli



Animal Classification- Eudyptes Schlegeli (Royal Penguin) class- Aves,spenisciformes,spheniscidae

Endangered Species Act- They live in a very small area it has been declined habitate is likely to improve because it could be downlisted in the future.

description habitat- black flippers gray chin. 50 southwest pacific australia on a island east australia hot. west australia south pacific temp between 10 and 15c

loction of ecosystem- south west islands of macquarie islands and nearby bishop and clerk islands, australia.

physical habitat features- it nest in huge colonies on bare level rocky or sandy ground. habitats: grasslands mostly in warm water islands when breeding it feeds on fish, and squid.

migration patterns- royal penguins mostly travels to warm water areas you would find very little of them in the winter time in southwest areas they breed in very small areas over 1,000 are alive right now.

survival trends of species- an estimated count of 850,000 were breeding on macquarie island with another count of 1,000 on bishop and clerk the population is believed to be stable.

appearance of species- they are about 70 cm (28 in) long and weigh about 6 kg 13.2 pounds. there black, white, and have yellow spike like fur sticking out at the top of the eyes.

reproduction- they reach sexual maturity around age one.breeding season begins around september when males return to colonial to build the nest they have to offsprings when chick hatches male stands guard for up to 3 weeks while female forages then she returns in about 2 months the chick fledge

animal anatomy and physiology- the eudyptes is often confused with the macaroni penguin and others because of it's pale, white, or gray chin and face. the crown of there head, back, and flippers are black they have orange bills and yellow crests above their eyes. feeds on krill, small fish and squid. has a long golden crest the female birds are slighlty smaller then the males. they have long pointy beaks.

food chain/web- royal penguins eat krill, small fish, shimp, and also squid. krill eats small animales called phytoplankton, small fish a eat plant depending where they live.

economics importance of species- the royal penguin has no real economics gain to humans one thing is the aesthetic beauty that is observed by tourist on the government prtection macquarie island years passed they have been killed an boiled down for their oil.

conservation efforts- the survival of spicies has never been severly threatend. only thing scientist worry about is the very limited distribution of the royal penguin. a natural disaster could jeopardize the species since breeding occurs on macquarie island.

solution- my solution is that these penguins are pretty much safe, there not dagered species and are commonly well known there not big eaters and really doesn't have to worry about a preditor.

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