Southern Rockhopper Penguin vs Royal Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome مقارنةً بـ Eudyptes schlegeli

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Southern Rockhopper Penguin Royal Penguin
الاسم العلمي Eudyptes chrysocome Eudyptes schlegeli
الرتبة Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
الفصيلة Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 19,6 cm (7.7 in) 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
الوزن 2615,0 g (92.24 oz) 4900,0 g (172.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Southern Rockhopper Penguin only

بلا

Royal Penguin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

About These Birds

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Southern Rockhopper Penguin, 45–58 cm, breeds on Falkland Islands and southern South American sub-Antarctic islands. Characteristic yellow plume starts above the eye, vivid red eyes and bill. Leaps with both feet together over boulders. Krill and fish feeder; dives to 100 m. Vulnerable; declining populations.

Royal Penguin

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).

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