Kaiserpinguin vs Magellanic Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri verglichen mit Spheniscus magellanicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kaiserpinguin Magellanic Penguin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aptenodytes forsteri Spheniscus magellanicus
Ordnung Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familie Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge 115,0 cm (45.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 21,9 cm (8.6 in)
Gewicht 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 4585,0 g (161.73 oz)
Ernährung Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kaiserpinguin 115,0 cm
Magellanic Penguin
Flügelspannweite
Kaiserpinguin 76,0 cm
Magellanic Penguin 21,9 cm
Gewicht
Kaiserpinguin 30000,0 g
Magellanic Penguin 4585,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kaiserpinguin only

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Magellanic Penguin only

Kaiserpinguin

Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.

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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.

Magellanic Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kaiserpinguin

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

Magellanic Penguin

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Kaiserpinguin

Least Concern

Magellanic Penguin

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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

Magellanic Penguin

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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.

Magellanic Penguin

Magellanic Penguin, 61–76 cm, breeds in large colonies on the coasts of southern Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Two black breast bands, white facial stripe. Migratory; winters northward to southeastern Brazil and the Chilean coast. Piscivore; dives for anchovies and squid. Near Threatened.

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