Pingüino Emperador vs Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri comparado con Eudyptes filholi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pingüino Emperador | Eastern Rockhopper Penguin |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Aptenodytes forsteri | Eudyptes filholi |
| Orden | Sphenisciformes | Sphenisciformes |
| Familia | Spheniscidae | Spheniscidae |
| Estado de conservación | Near Threatened | Not Evaluated |
| Longitud | 115,0 cm (45.3 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 76,0 cm (29.9 in) | — |
| Peso | 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) | — |
| Dieta | Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Pingüino Emperador only
Ninguno
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin only
Ninguno
Pingüino Emperador
Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.
Song & Call Comparison
Pingüino Emperador
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.
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Geographic Range & Migration
Pingüino Emperador
Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Estado de conservación
Pingüino Emperador
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
How to Tell Them Apart
Pingüino Emperador
Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.
Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
About These Birds
Pingüino Emperador
Pingüino emperador, 110-120 cm, hasta 45 kg. El pingüino más grande y pesado. Plumaje negro y blanco con manchas amarillas en cuello. Cría en colonias sobre el hielo antártico en invierno. Vulnerable por cambio climático.
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin, 45–58 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, including Kerguelen and Campbell Island. Narrower supercilium stripe than Macaroni Penguin. Krill and fish feeder; aggressive and agile on rocky terrain. Vulnerable; declining.