Eudyptes
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Eudyptes
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = Aves
| ordo = Sphenisciformes
| familia = Spheniscidae
| genus = Eudyptes
| genus_authority = Vieillot, 1816
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Eudyptes chrysocome
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Eudyptes robustus
Eudyptes schlegeli
Eudyptes sclateri
}}
The genus Eudyptes ("good diver") contains six species of penguins collectively known as "The Crested Penguins".
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Classification
ORDER SPHENISCIFORMES
- Family Spheniscidae
- Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
- Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Snares Penguin, Eudyptes robustus
- Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli
- Erect-crested Penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
- Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus