Species profile
Waitaha penguin
Megadyptes waitaha
Quick answer
Waitaha penguin is a species in the Spheniscidae family, order Sphenisciformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Megadyptes waitaha
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Genus
- Megadyptes
Recording Waitaha penguin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Spheniscidae
- Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Anthropodyptes gilli (Anthropodyptes gilli)
- Anthropornis nordenskjoldii (Anthropornis nordenskjoldii)
- Aptenodytes ridgeni (Aptenodytes ridgeni)
- Aptenodytes spec (Aptenodytes spec)
- Archaeospheniscus lopdelli (Archaeospheniscus lopdelli)
- Archaeospheniscus lowei (Archaeospheniscus lowei)