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Genus: Eudyptula: "...good little diver..."

Eudyptulais the smallest of all penguins and it may be found in Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding waters. The Little-blue penguin (fairy penguin) seems to be highly nocturnal and a great amusement to the local inhabitants of these countries. Recently included in the species of E. minor is the White-flippered penguin. Clades

Little-blue penguin
(E. minor albosignata, E. minor minor, E. iredalei, E. minor chathamensis, E. minor novaehollandiae)