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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Eastern Rockhopper Penguin	Pingüino Rey
Nombre científico	Eudyptes filholi	Aptenodytes patagonicus
Orden	Sphenisciformes	Sphenisciformes
Familia	Spheniscidae	Spheniscidae
Estado de conservación	Not Evaluated	Least Concern
Longitud	—	95,0 cm (37.4 in)
Envergadura	—	64,0 cm (25.2 in)
Peso	—	14000,0 g (493.84 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding …
Tamaño de la puesta	2	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin —

Pingüino Rey 95,0 cm

Envergadura

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin —

Pingüino Rey 64,0 cm

Peso

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin —

Pingüino Rey 14000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🏖️ Costero

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin only

Ninguno

Pingüino Rey only

Ninguno

Pingüino Rey

Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands with flat or gently sloping beaches. Forages in the Southern Ocean.

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Pingüino Rey

Canto

Uses individually unique complex calls for mate and chick recognition in noisy colonies. Produces a loud, musical trumpeting. Chick whistles are distinctive per family unit.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Pingüino Rey

Sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Macquarie, and Falkland Islands.

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Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Least Concern

Pingüino Rey

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Pingüino Rey

Plumaje

Dark blue-grey back with white belly. Vivid orange-gold auricular patches on the sides of the head and upper breast. Silvery-grey upperparts.

Pico

Long, slender, slightly decurved bill with orange mandible plates

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About These Birds

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.

Pingüino Rey

El pingüino rey es el segundo pingüino más grande del mundo, que cría en colonias masivas en islas subantárticas y se alimenta principalmente de peces.

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