Pingüino Rey vs Adelie Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus comparado con Pygoscelis adeliae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pingüino Rey Adelie Penguin
Nombre científico Aptenodytes patagonicus Pygoscelis adeliae
Orden Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Familia Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud 95,0 cm (37.4 in)
Envergadura 64,0 cm (25.2 in) 18,9 cm (7.4 in)
Peso 14000,0 g (493.84 oz) 5425,0 g (191.36 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
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pingüino Rey 95,0 cm
Adelie Penguin
Envergadura
Pingüino Rey 64,0 cm
Adelie Penguin 18,9 cm
Peso
Pingüino Rey 14000,0 g
Adelie Penguin 5425,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pingüino Rey only

Ninguno

Adelie Penguin 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

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.

Adelie Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pingüino Rey

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

Adelie Penguin

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pingüino Rey

Least Concern

Adelie Penguin

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Adelie Penguin

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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.

Adelie Penguin

Adélie Penguin, 46–71 cm, is a quintessential Antarctic penguin, breeding in large colonies on the Antarctic continent and nearby islands. Classic tuxedo pattern with a distinctive white eye ring. Piscivore and krill feeder; dives to 175 m. Migratory; travels up to 300 km on sea ice to winter grounds.

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