Unusual royal, rockhopper, macaroni, erect-crested and fjordland penguins

The thumbnails below provide links to images of unusually coloured or hybrid penguins.

Leucistic Rockhopper Penguin

Leucistic rockhopper penguin, Falkland Islands January 2004 © Allan White

Half Colour Royal Penguin

Half colour royal penguin, Hurd Point Macquarie Island, January 2002 © Kate Kiefer

Hybrid Rockhopper x Royal Penguin

Hybrid rockhopper x royal penguin, Macquarie Island 1999 © Cindy Hull

Isabelline Royal Penguin

Isabelline royal penguin, Sandy Bay Macquarie Island January 2002 © Antarctic Division

Isabelline Royal Penguin

Isabelline royal penguin, Nuggets Point, Macquarie Island, February 1967 © Bill Merilees

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Leucistic royal penguin, Macquarie Island, pre-1937 © R Falla

Pied Royal Penguin chick

Pied royal penguin chick, Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, December 1966 © Bill Merilees

Hybrid Rockhopper x Macaroni Penguin

Hybrid rockhopper x macaroni penguin, Seal Bay, East Falkland Islands, January 2000 © Richard White

Hybrid Rockhopper x Macaroni Penguin

Hybrid rockhopper x macaroni penguin, Seal Bay, East Falkland Islands, January 2000 © Richard White

Cinnamon Royal Penguin

Cinnamon royal penguin, Nuggets Beach, Macquarie Island February 2002 © Mick Eccles

Hybrid Rockhopper x Macaroni Penguin

Hybrid Rockhopper x Macaroni Penguin, Heard Island December 1987 © Eric Woehler AAD

Penguin hybrid from Pebble Island, Falkland Islands. Probably a Rockhopper-Macaroni

A probable rockhopper x erect-crested penguin hybrid, Pebble Island, Falkland Islands. Photo: Allan White

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