Tucán Arcoíris vs Pingüino Rey

Ramphastos sulfuratus comparado con Aptenodytes patagonicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tucán Arcoíris Pingüino Rey
Nombre científico Ramphastos sulfuratus Aptenodytes patagonicus
Orden Piciformes Sphenisciformes
Familia Ramphastidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud 50,0 cm (19.7 in) 95,0 cm (37.4 in)
Envergadura 56,0 cm (22.0 in) 64,0 cm (25.2 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 14000,0 g (493.84 oz)
Dieta Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach … Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-4 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Tucán Arcoíris 50,0 cm
Pingüino Rey 95,0 cm
Envergadura
Tucán Arcoíris 56,0 cm
Pingüino Rey 64,0 cm
Peso
Tucán Arcoíris 400,0 g
Pingüino Rey 14000,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Tucán Arcoíris only

Pingüino Rey only

Ninguno

Tucán Arcoíris

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

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

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.

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

Tucán Arcoíris

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

Pingüino Rey

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Tucán Arcoíris

Least Concern

Pingüino Rey

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

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

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.

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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