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The Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) is a species with a limited distribution, breeding only on the western and southern coasts of New Zealand's South Island, and on Stewart and Solander Islands. It is strictly dependent on rocky caves and coastal shelters within dense forested areas. The breeding population, estimated at 5,000–10,000 pairs in the late 20th century, has now fallen below 3,000 pairs due to predation by marine mammals, fishing by-catch, fluctuations in marine food source