Erect-crested penguins have yellow crests that rise obliquely above their eyes. They breed on islands near New Zealand and feed on small crustaceans and squid.
The back, face and throat are black, sharply separated from the white belly. The orange-brown bill has pale blue-white skin at its base. Yellow crests rise obliquely above the eyes and appear roughly parallel when viewed from the front.
It breeds on rocky shores of the Bounty and Antipodes Islands. It comes ashore for breeding and moult and feeds at sea on small crustaceans and squid.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.