Kaiserpinguin vs Yellow-eyed Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri verglichen mit Megadyptes antipodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kaiserpinguin Yellow-eyed Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aptenodytes forsteri Megadyptes antipodes
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge 115,0 cm (45.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Gewicht 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 5636,666666666667 g (198.83 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
Yellow-eyed Penguin
Flügelspannweite
Kaiserpinguin 76,0 cm
Yellow-eyed Penguin 25,6 cm
Gewicht
Kaiserpinguin 30000,0 g
Yellow-eyed Penguin 5636,666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Yellow-eyed Penguin only

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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.

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

Kaiserpinguin

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

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Kaiserpinguin

Endangered

Yellow-eyed 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

Yellow-eyed 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.

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin, 56–78 cm, is one of the world's rarest penguins, endemic to southeastern New Zealand and sub-Antarctic islands. Distinctive yellow iris and yellow band behind the eye. Piscivore; dives to 120 m for blue cod and opalfish. Endangered; threatened by habitat loss, introduced predators, and fisheries bycatch.

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