The Fiordland Crested Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus also known as Tawaki (in Maori, is a species of crested penguin from New Zealand. It is a rare endemic and breeds along the Fiordland coast and its outlying islands such as Stewart Island and Rakiura. It has a broad, yellow eyebrow-stripe which extends over the eye and drops down the neck. As with the Blue Penguin, the Fiordland Crested Penguin also comes at at dusk but early enough to get good photos. These photos were all taken in Milford Sound.

Milford Sound is a beautiful place. When visited, as we did, in a misty rain, it is especially magical (see photos Milford Sound 1-3).

Movies of the Fiordland Crested Penguin are available in the MOVIE folder.

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