🐦

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

Least Concern
طول الجناح
24,2 cm
الوزن
4900,0 g
الفصيلة
Spheniscidae
الرتبة
Sphenisciformes

حول

Royal Penguin, 65–76 cm, breeds exclusively on Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Like Macaroni Penguin but with a white (not black) face — the most obvious distinction. Crested penguin; krill and fish feeder. Vulnerable; breeds in one of the world's largest seabird colonies (~800,000 pairs).

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 24,2 cm 9.5 in
الوزن 4900,0 g 172.84 oz

Habitat & Range

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 32-37 days. Fledging: 65 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

2

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
الفصيلة Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus Eudyptes
الأنواع Eudyptes schlegeli

Distribution

Royal Penguin has been recorded in 1 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}
موجود Not recorded
{# Simplified country/region shapes — major landmasses with ISO alpha-2 data attributes. These are simplified polygon representations for visual distribution display. #}

countries highlighted

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

Is the Royal Penguin endangered?
The Royal Penguin has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Royal Penguin nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 32-37 days. Fledging: 65 days.
How big is the Royal Penguin?
The Royal Penguin has a wingspan of 24.2 cm, weight of 4900.0 g.
What order and family does the Royal Penguin belong to?
The Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) belongs to the order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae.

Similar Birds

Other species in the Spheniscidae family

مقارنة

Explore More

Explore the Nature FYI Family