Unusual royal, rockhopper and macaroni penguins

Leucistic Rockhopper Penguin, Falkland Islands
Leucistic Rockhopper Penguin, Falkland Islands (Photo: Allan White)
Leucistic Rockhopper Penguin, Falkland IslandsHalf Colour Royal Penguin, Hurd Point Macquarie Island, January 2002 Hybrid rockhopper x royal penguin, Macquarie Island 1999 Isabelline royal penguin, Sandy Bay Macquarie Island January 2002Pied royal penguin chick, Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, December 1966Hybrid rockhopper x macaroni penguin, Seal Bay, East Falkland Islands, January 2000Detail of hybrid rockhopper x macaroni penguin, Seal Bay, East Falkland Islands, January 2000A probable rockhopper x erect-crested penguin hybrid, Pebble Island, Falkland Islands

Here are some examples of unusually coloured or hybrid penguins. Leucistic penguins are often also referred to as isabelline or albinistic penguins.

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