Pingüino Rey vs Humboldt Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus comparado con Spheniscus humboldti
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Pingüino Rey | Humboldt Penguin |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Aptenodytes patagonicus | Spheniscus humboldti |
| Orden | Sphenisciformes | Sphenisciformes |
| Familia | Spheniscidae | Spheniscidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Longitud | 95,0 cm (37.4 in) | — |
| Envergadura | 64,0 cm (25.2 in) | 21,0 cm (8.3 in) |
| Peso | 14000,0 g (493.84 oz) | 4416,666666666667 g (155.79 oz) |
| Dieta | Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding … | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Pingüino Rey
Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands with flat or gently sloping beaches. Forages in the Southern Ocean.
Song & Call Comparison
Pingüino Rey
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.
Humboldt Penguin
Geographic Range & Migration
Pingüino Rey
Sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Macquarie, and Falkland Islands.
Humboldt Penguin
Estado de conservación
Pingüino Rey
Humboldt Penguin
How to Tell Them Apart
Pingüino Rey
Dark blue-grey back with white belly. Vivid orange-gold auricular patches on the sides of the head and upper breast. Silvery-grey upperparts.
Long, slender, slightly decurved bill with orange mandible plates
Humboldt Penguin
About These Birds
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.
Humboldt Penguin
Humboldt Penguin, 56–70 cm, is restricted to the coasts of Peru and Chile, dependent on cold, fish-rich Humboldt Current. Single white facial stripe, large bare skin patch around bill. Piscivore; dives for anchovies and herring. Vulnerable; populations severely reduced by guano harvesting, fishing pressure, and El Niño.