Kaiserpinguin vs Mandarinente
Aptenodytes forsteri verglichen mit Aix galericulata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Kaiserpinguin | Mandarinente |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Aptenodytes forsteri | Aix galericulata |
| Ordnung | Sphenisciformes | Anseriformes |
| Familie | Spheniscidae | Anatidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Länge | 115,0 cm (45.3 in) | 44,0 cm (17.3 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 76,0 cm (29.9 in) | 70,0 cm (27.6 in) |
| Gewicht | 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) | 570,0 g (20.11 oz) |
| Ernährung | Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … |
| Gelegegröße | 1 | 7-14 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Kaiserpinguin
Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.
Mandarinente
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
Song & Call Comparison
Kaiserpinguin
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.
Mandarinente
Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.
Geographic Range & Migration
Kaiserpinguin
Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.
Mandarinente
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
Erhaltungsstatus
Kaiserpinguin
Mandarinente
How to Tell Them Apart
Kaiserpinguin
Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.
Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe
Mandarinente
Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
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.
Mandarinente
Die Mandarinente gilt weithin als die schönste Ente der Welt. In der ostasiatischen Kultur symbolisiert sie Liebe und Treue, da sie feste Paarbindungen eingeht. Anders als die meisten Enten nistet die Mandarinente in Baumhöhlen bis zu 9 Meter über dem Boden, sodass die erst einen Tag alten Küken zu Boden springen müssen.