little blue penguin skull

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Fairy penguins, blue penguins, little blue penguins. This species is the smallest of all penguins; a fully developed adult can weigh only lb. They have a delicate appearance highlighted by a unique bluish color. Little penguins' largest colonies are in Oamaru, Chatham Island and Banks Peninsula in New Zealand, also Phillip Island in Australia and Tasmania, around the entire coastline of New Zealand and most of Australia's southern coast. Lost individuals have even been found in Chile.

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Size: 4834px × 2915px
Location: Coromandel New Zealand
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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