The Snares penguin is named after the place in which it breeds —the Snares Islands. The Snares Islands are a small group of islands off the coast of southern New Zealand.

The Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus ), also known as the Snares crested penguin and the Snares Islands penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. The species breeds on the Snares …

The species is named for the Snares Islands, the group of rocky islets it inhabits in the Southern Ocean near New Zealand. Although breeding populations are limited to the Snares Islands, …

Dec 7, 2025 · Snares Penguins live on the Snares Islands, located 200 kilometers south of New Zealand's South Island. They inhabit dense forests of Olearia lyallii and Brachyglottis …

The Snares crested penguin is not a migratory bird, so it is only native to the mainlands of New Zealand, a wide range around New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean, and 200 km south of New …

The Snares Penguin is an indigenous toaonga species, which is of significant cultural and spiritual value to New Zealand Maori, as established in the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act of 1998.

Jul 11, 2025 · The Snares Penguin, scientifically known as Eudyptes robustus, is a remarkable species of crested penguin that inhabits the remote Snares Islands, located approximately 200 …

Sep 24, 2025 · It breeds on The Snares, a group of islands off the southern coast of the South Island. The Snares Penguin is an elegant bird, adorned with a distinctive crest, confined to a …

Apr 12, 2019 · The Snares penguin lives and breeds on the tiny, subantarctic Snares archipelago some 200 km south of the New Zealand mainland.

Jul 12, 2025 · Snares penguins nest in dense colonies under the tree cover of the Olearia forests or on coastal rocks. To build a nest, the penguins dig up shallow holes in the ground and layer …