Royal Penguin vs Little Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli verglichen mit Eudyptula minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Royal Penguin Little Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eudyptes schlegeli Eudyptula minor
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 13,4 cm (5.3 in)
Gewicht 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 1321,6666666666667 g (46.62 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Royal Penguin only

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Little Penguin only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Least Concern

Little Penguin

About These Birds

Royal Penguin

Royal Penguin, 65–76 cm, breeds exclusively on Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Like Macaroni Penguin but with a white (not black) face — the most obvious distinction. Crested penguin; krill and fish feeder. Vulnerable; breeds in one of the world's largest seabird colonies (~800,000 pairs).

Little Penguin

Little Penguin, 30–40 cm, is the world's smallest penguin, found in southern Australia and New Zealand. Blue-grey upperparts, white below. Returns to burrows only after dark to avoid aerial predators. Piscivore; dives to 70 m for small fish and cephalopods. Resident near breeding sites year-round.

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