Large Rockhopper Penguin Colony on the Falkland Islands - stock photo

The Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes (chrysocome) chrysocome) is a small penguin that breeds along the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina as well as offshore islands, including major colonies on the Falkland Islands. Until recently, the Rockhopper Penguins were considered one species (and still are by many authors), but have been split into this species and the Eastern and Northern Rockhoppers, with Eastern breeding in the south Pacific and Northern on Tristan De Cunha and Gough islands in the south Atlantic. The Southern Rockhopper is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, while the Northern is listed as Endangered.