The general Pecky bears several similar traits to the macaroni penguin and the typical Flicky. About half a meter tall, they have a round-shaped head with two large grey eyes (originally black), a soft orange beak, small cheeks, a smaller round torso, medium-sized wings compared to their body, and two orange three-toed webbed feet. Their plumage is mainly black with a white belly, and they have a wide turf of yellow hair on their head which has over time taken the shape of a five-pointed leaf.