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white-flippered penguin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.

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  • Dutch: witvleugelpinguïn — Eudyptula minor albosignata
  • French: manchot à ailerons blancs — Eudyptula minor albosignata
  • German: Weißflügelpinguin — Eudyptula minor albosignata
  • Russian: белокры́лый пингви́н (belokrýlyj pingvín) — Eudyptula minor albosignata
  • Spanish: pingüino azul patas rayadas de blanco — Eudyptula minor albosignata