Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands with flat or gently sloping beaches. Forages in the Southern Ocean.
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Song & Call Comparison
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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.
Chinstrap Penguin
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Geographic Range & Migration
Pingüino Rey
Sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Macquarie, and Falkland Islands.
Chinstrap Penguin
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Pingüino Rey
Least Concern
Chinstrap Penguin
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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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
Chinstrap Penguin
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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.
Chinstrap Penguin, 68–76 cm, is named for the thin black line under the chin resembling a helmet strap. Breeds on Antarctic Peninsula and sub-Antarctic islands; among the most abundant penguins. Krill specialist; dives to 70 m. Highly vocal and aggressive at colonies. Partially migratory.
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Related Comparisons
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