List of Little Penguin colonies
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Some Little Penguin colonies are particularly large, well-known, or are tourist attractions. Note that many Little Penguins do not breed in large well-defined colonies; they can occur in scattered locations along long stretches of coastline. In New Zealand, for instance, numerous beaches, bays and coves are host to penguin colonies. Colony sizes may range from just a few nests to thousands of nests, with some penguins ranging into urban areas.
Little penguins were once common on the mainland of Australia but are now primarily confined to various small islands due to the introduction of domestic cats to the mainland.
[edit] Australia
[edit] Western Australia
- Penguin Island, near Perth
[edit] South Australia
- Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
- Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
- Granite Island, off the coast of Victor Harbor
- Troubridge Island, off Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula.
[edit] Victoria
[edit] New South Wales
- Manly Point
- Port Jackson, also known as Sydney Harbour
- Port Stephens
[edit] Jervis Bay Territory
[edit] Tasmania
- Bicheno
- Burnie (viewing facilities)
- Goat Island
- Hobart
- Lillico Strait, Bass Hwy Devonport (viewing facilities)
- Low Head (guided tours)
- Bruny Island
[edit] New Zealand
- Oamaru[2]
- Pipikaretu Beach, on Otago Peninsula
- Pohatu/Flea Bay, on Banks Peninsula (white-flippered variety)[3]
