Emperor Penguin vs Fiordland Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri مقارنةً بـ Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Emperor Penguin Fiordland Penguin
الاسم العلمي Aptenodytes forsteri Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
الرتبة Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
الفصيلة Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Near Threatened
الطول 115,0 cm (45.3 in)
طول الجناح 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 31,1 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 3755,0 g (132.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115,0 cm
Fiordland Penguin
طول الجناح
Emperor Penguin 76,0 cm
Fiordland Penguin 31,1 cm
الوزن
Emperor Penguin 30000,0 g
Fiordland Penguin 3755,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Emperor Penguin only

بلا

Fiordland Penguin only

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.

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Song & Call Comparison

Emperor Penguin

الغناء

Loud, resonant trumpeting calls used for individual recognition in dense colonies. Each bird's call is unique in frequency. Also gives softer contact 'braying' notes.

Fiordland Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.

Fiordland Penguin

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حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Near Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

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How to Tell Them Apart

Emperor Penguin

الريش

Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.

المنقار

Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe

Fiordland Penguin

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About These Birds

Emperor Penguin

The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all penguin species. They breed in the harshest conditions on Earth, enduring Antarctic winter temperatures of -60 C and wind speeds of 200 km/h. Males incubate the single egg on their feet under a brood pouch for about 65 days while fasting.

Fiordland Penguin

Fiordland Penguin, 60–67 cm, breeds in the temperate rainforest of Fiordland and Stewart Island, New Zealand — highly unusual habitat for a penguin. Dark upperparts, whitish cheek streaks (3–6). Secretive breeder in coastal caves and tree roots. Piscivore. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators.

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