Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSphenisciformes (Penguins)
- FamilySpheniscidae (Penguins)
- GenusMegadyptes (Yellow-eyed Penguins)
- SpeciesMegadyptes antipodes (Yellow-eyed Penguin)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Penguin sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eyed Penguin in Rakiura National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Penguin sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-eyed Penguin in Rakiura National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-eyed Penguin in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.