Pingüino Emperador vs Abubilla

Aptenodytes forsteri comparado con Upupa epops

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pingüino Emperador Abubilla
Nombre científico Aptenodytes forsteri Upupa epops
Orden Sphenisciformes Bucerotiformes
Familia Spheniscidae Upupidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud 115,0 cm (45.3 in) 28,0 cm (11.0 in)
Envergadura 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 46,0 cm (18.1 in)
Peso 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 62,0 g (2.19 oz)
Dieta Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 2-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pingüino Emperador 115,0 cm
Abubilla 28,0 cm
Envergadura
Pingüino Emperador 76,0 cm
Abubilla 46,0 cm
Peso
Pingüino Emperador 30000,0 g
Abubilla 62,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pingüino Emperador only

Abubilla only

Pingüino Emperador

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

Abubilla

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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Song & Call Comparison

Pingüino Emperador

Canto

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.

Abubilla

Canto

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pingüino Emperador

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

Abubilla

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

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Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Pingüino Emperador

Least Concern

Abubilla

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pingüino Emperador

Plumaje

Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.

Pico

Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe

Abubilla

Plumaje

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

Pico

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

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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.

Abubilla

La abubilla es una de las aves más llamativas del Viejo Mundo, con su llamativo plumaje a rayas en blanco y negro y una cresta naranja-rojiza espectacular. Mide unos 25-29 cm. Habita en zonas abiertas, bordes de bosque y jardines desde Europa hasta el sur y sureste de Asia y África. Se alimenta de insectos e invertebrados que extrae del suelo con su largo pico curvo. Es el ave nacional de Israel. Su llamada característica es un 'upupup' resonante.

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