noun
- a small penguin with distinctive yellow and orange crest feathers that lives on rocky coasts and islands
Examples
- The rockhopper penguin is known for its ability to jump from rock to rock.
- Rockhoppers nest in colonies on steep, rocky cliffs.
- We spotted a group of rockhoppers diving for fish near the shore.
- The yellow crest feathers make rockhoppers easy to identify.
- Rockhoppers are smaller than emperor penguins but more agile on land.
- The documentary showed rockhoppers hopping across jagged rocks with ease.