Penguins in Australia
Our list for Australia has 4 penguins recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Australia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Penguin 30–40 cm
- Southern Rockhopper Penguin 45–58 cm
- Gentoo Penguin 75–90 cm
- King Penguin 70–100 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made