Kaiserpinguin vs Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri verglichen mit Eudyptes moseleyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kaiserpinguin Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aptenodytes forsteri Eudyptes moseleyi
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge 115,0 cm (45.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 2850,0 g (100.53 oz)
Ernährung Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kaiserpinguin 115,0 cm
Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Flügelspannweite
Kaiserpinguin 76,0 cm
Northern Rockhopper Penguin 20,4 cm
Gewicht
Kaiserpinguin 30000,0 g
Northern Rockhopper Penguin 2850,0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Kaiserpinguin

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

Song & Call Comparison

Kaiserpinguin

Gesang

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.

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

Kaiserpinguin

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

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Kaiserpinguin

Endangered

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

How to Tell Them Apart

Kaiserpinguin

Gefieder

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

Schnabel

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

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

About These Birds

Kaiserpinguin

Der Kaiserpinguin ist die größte und schwerste aller Pinguinarten. Er brütet unter den härtesten Bedingungen der Erde und erträgt antarktische Wintertemperaturen von bis zu -60 °C und Windgeschwindigkeiten von 200 km/h. Männchen bebrüten das einzelne Ei etwa 65 Tage lang auf ihren Füßen unter einer Bruttasche, während sie fasten.

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Northern Rockhopper Penguin, 45–58 cm, breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island in the South Atlantic and Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. Distinctive yellow and black crest, red bill, red eyes. Krill and fish feeder. Endangered; population has declined dramatically due to ocean warming and food shortages.

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