Pingüino Emperador vs Tucán Arcoíris

Aptenodytes forsteri comparado con Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pingüino Emperador Tucán Arcoíris
Nombre científico Aptenodytes forsteri Ramphastos sulfuratus
Orden Sphenisciformes Piciformes
Familia Spheniscidae Ramphastidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud 115,0 cm (45.3 in) 50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Envergadura 76,0 cm (29.9 in) 56,0 cm (22.0 in)
Peso 30000,0 g (1058.22 oz) 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pingüino Emperador 115,0 cm
Tucán Arcoíris 50,0 cm
Envergadura
Pingüino Emperador 76,0 cm
Tucán Arcoíris 56,0 cm
Peso
Pingüino Emperador 30000,0 g
Tucán Arcoíris 400,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pingüino Emperador only

Ninguno

Tucán Arcoíris only

Pingüino Emperador

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

Tucán Arcoíris

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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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.

Tucán Arcoíris

Canto

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pingüino Emperador

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

Tucán Arcoíris

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Pingüino Emperador

Least Concern

Tucán Arcoíris

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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

Tucán Arcoíris

Plumaje

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

Pico

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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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.

Tucán Arcoíris

El tucán arcoíris es el ave nacional de Belice, con un gran pico multicolor, que habita en selvas tropicales de México y América Central.

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