What are Fairy Penguins? Or are they Little Penguins?
These cute little blue penguins, known as both Blue Penguins and Fairy Penguins are now officially known as “Little Penguins”. This new term more accurately describes these seabirds which are the smallest of the penguin species. In New Zealand the name Blue Penguin is common along with the Maori name, Korora, and sometimes the term Little Blue Penguin is used. Little penguins are the smallest of the 17 known penguin species and are only 33cm tall. They are found in Australia and New Zealand and live for approximately 6.5 years. Little penguins are dark blue in colour, and are rarely found on land during daytime unless they are in their burrows.
