Royal Penguin vs Magellanic Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli مقارنةً بـ Spheniscus magellanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Royal Penguin Magellanic Penguin
الاسم العلمي Eudyptes schlegeli Spheniscus magellanicus
الرتبة Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
الفصيلة Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 21,9 cm (8.6 in)
الوزن 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 4585,0 g (161.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Royal Penguin only

بلا

Magellanic Penguin only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Least Concern

Magellanic Penguin

About These Birds

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).

Magellanic Penguin

Magellanic Penguin, 61–76 cm, breeds in large colonies on the coasts of southern Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Two black breast bands, white facial stripe. Migratory; winters northward to southeastern Brazil and the Chilean coast. Piscivore; dives for anchovies and squid. Near Threatened.

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