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The Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) has a place with the family Spheniscidae, an unmistakable
gathering of flightless, pelagic seabirds that possess the Southern side of the equator. The Blue Penguin, the smallest of the penguin species, is found naturally in cooler waters off Australia and New Zealand's southern coast. It weighs about one kilogram and stands about 40 centimeters tall. As a form of counteractive camouflage, Blue Penguins have dense, waterproof plumage that is pale power-blue to dark slaty blue-grey on the dorsal side and white on the ventral side.
The number of subspecies that inhabit E. minor's extents is the subject of ongoing debate. The White-flippered penguin, E. minor ablosignata, is thought by some experts to be a distinct species rather than a subspecies.
These penguins are described by the presence of a white edge on both the front and
back sides of the flippers and paler plumage on their backs.
There are about 350 000 to 600 000 breeding pairs of Blue Penguins in Australia and New Zealand as a whole, according to estimates. Even though it is thought that the number is stable, there are concerns that there are fewer breeding pairs in some places.
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