Snares Penguin vs Yellow-eyed Penguin

Eudyptes robustus verglichen mit Megadyptes antipodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Snares Penguin Yellow-eyed Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eudyptes robustus Megadyptes antipodes
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 19,6 cm (7.7 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Gewicht 3191,6666666666665 g (112.58 oz) 5636,666666666667 g (198.83 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Snares Penguin only

Yellow-eyed Penguin only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Snares Penguin

Endangered

Yellow-eyed Penguin

About These Birds

Snares Penguin

Snares Penguin, 50–63 cm, breeds only on the Snares Islands, a tiny New Zealand sub-Antarctic archipelago. Bold yellow crest meeting above bill, pink facial skin, red-pink bill. Piscivore and krill feeder. Vulnerable; limited to a single island group making it inherently at risk from any catastrophe.

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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