Yellow-eyed penguin - Wikipedia
Yellow-eyed penguins expanded out of the subantarctic to replace New Zealand's endemic Waitaha penguin (M. waitaha). The Waitaha penguin became extinct between about 1300 and 1500, soon after Polynesian settlers arrived in New Zealand.
History of the species - Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
Research revealed the existence of a now-extinct sister species, Megadyptes waitaha. The waitaha penguin was found on the South Island and appears to have been harvested to extinction by Māori around 1500 AD.
Mainland hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin could be extinct within …
2 days ago · Mainland yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says the Department of Conservation (DOC), with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past decade and a half. ... Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu hoiho recovery representative Puawai Swindells-Wallace had visited nesting sites from Waitaha (Canterbury) down to ...
Yellow-eyed penguin | Hoiho | New Zealand Birds Online
The largest of the penguins breeding on the New Zealand mainland, the yellow-eyed penguin has become a flagship species for nature-based tourism in the southern South Island. Recent research has revealed the former presence on the South Island of a smaller subspecies, the Waitaha penguin M. a. waitaha.
Penguins Rapidly Conquered New Zealand After Humans Ate …
Mar 3, 2015 · Bones left behind by a penguin that was eaten to extinction reveal that a remarkably fast turnover in species occurred after Polynesian seafarers wiped out New Zealand's weird wildlife, a new...
Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new …
Nov 19, 2008 · DNA from 500-year-old penguin fossils has shown that the country was once home to not just one penguin species, but two. The DNA has resurrected an unknown extinct penguin, which researchers have named the Waitaha Penguin. The finding changes the biologists understanding of New Zealand’s past.
Yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho | STATE OF PENGUINS - PENGUIN …
Apr 12, 2019 · Yellow-eyed penguins have probably only bred on the South Island for the last several hundred years. Ancient DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating show they expanded their range from sub-Antarctic New Zealand following extirpation of its sister taxa, Megadyptes waitaha.
Yellow-eyed Penguin biology - Penguin Rescue NZ
Recent research has overturned some long-held beliefs about the mono-generic status of Yellow-eyed penguins. A combined analysis of ancient and modern DNA and ancient and modern penguin bone structure revealed the presence on the New Zealand South Island of a a sister species Megadyptes waitaha.
Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers down
2 days ago · They were coined ‘the people’s penguin’ and won the Bird of The Year competition in 2019 and 2024, but recent mainland hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin nest counts have experts worried. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust recently appointed Anna Campbell to lead the organisation, with a focus on innovation to accelerate restoration of coastal ecosystems.
Waitaha penguin facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia
The Waitaha penguin (Megadyptes waitaha) is an extinct species of New Zealand penguin discovered in November 2008. The new species was discovered by University of Otago and University of Adelaide scientists comparing the foot bones of 500-year-old, 100-year-old and modern specimens of penguins.
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