Penguins
Six species of penguins breed in New Zealand: blue, rockhopper, yellow-eyed, erect-crested, Fiordland crested, and Snares crested penguins. The blue penguin is the most common. Penguins are difficult to see from fishing vessels, and bird count data presented here are not an appropriate index of abundance for these species. However, observer sightings provide some distribution information.
Data | Mean count |
---|---|
All data | 0.012 |
Spring | 0.006 |
Summer | 0.019 |
Autumn | 0.006 |
Winter | 0.007 |
2009 | 0.023 |
2010 | 0.045 |
2011 | 0.000 |
2012 | 0.015 |
2013 | 0.013 |
2014 | 0.014 |
2015 | 0.002 |
2016 | 0.006 |
2017 | 0.002 |
2018 | 0.001 |
2019 | 0.003 |
2020 | 0.004 |
2021 | 0.002 |
2022 | 0.004 |