Royal Penguin vs Gentoo Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli verglichen mit Pygoscelis papua

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Royal Penguin Gentoo Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eudyptes schlegeli Pygoscelis papua
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 25,2 cm (9.9 in)
Gewicht 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 6225,0 g (219.58 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Royal Penguin only

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Gentoo Penguin only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Least Concern

Gentoo 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).

Gentoo Penguin

Gentoo Penguin, 75–90 cm, is the fastest swimming penguin, reaching 36 km/h. Distinctive white eye-stripe and orange-red bill; tail bobs from side to side while walking. Breeds from Falklands to Antarctic Peninsula. Piscivore and krill feeder; dives to 200 m. Population expanding southward with warming.

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