Kaiserpinguin vs Fiordland Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri verglichen mit Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kaiserpinguin Fiordland Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aptenodytes forsteri Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Near Threatened
Länge 115,0 cm (45.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 31,1 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 3755,0 g (132.45 oz)
Ernährung Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kaiserpinguin 115,0 cm
Fiordland Penguin
Flügelspannweite
Kaiserpinguin 76,0 cm
Fiordland Penguin 31,1 cm
Gewicht
Kaiserpinguin 30000,0 g
Fiordland Penguin 3755,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kaiserpinguin only

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Fiordland Penguin only

Kaiserpinguin

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

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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.

Fiordland Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kaiserpinguin

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

Fiordland Penguin

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Kaiserpinguin

Near Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

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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

Fiordland Penguin

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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.

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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