Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island and Antarctica - 2010

A Photographic Journal

Birds: Penguins: Rockhoppers

Maps
Region
Tierra del Fuego
Falkland Islands
South Georgia Island
Antarctic Peninsula
 
Science Notes
 
Journal
 
Species
Penguins
  Rockhoppers
  Magellanics
  Macaronis
  Gentoos
  Kings
  Chinstraps
  Adelies
Waterfowl
Seabirds
Shags & Cormorants
Gulls & Terns
Shorebirds
Owls & Raptors
Parakeets
Passerines
 
Marine Mammals
 
Supplement

Rockhoppers (Eudyptes chrysocome) are a sub-Antarctic species, with a white-yellow superillium, a bright orange bill and red eyes. The neck and chest are sharply defined by a straight line. We saw Rockhoppers only at New Island and West Point Island in the Falkland Islands.

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