Royal Penguin vs Erect-crested Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli comparé à Eudyptes sclateri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Royal Penguin Erect-crested Penguin
Nom scientifique Eudyptes schlegeli Eudyptes sclateri
Ordre Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Famille Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Poids 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 5529,0 g (195.03 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Royal Penguin only

Aucun(e)

Erect-crested Penguin only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Endangered

Erect-crested Penguin

About These Birds

Royal Penguin

Royal Penguin, 65–76 cm, breeds exclusively on Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Like Macaroni Penguin but with a white (not black) face — the most obvious distinction. Crested penguin; krill and fish feeder. Vulnerable; breeds in one of the world's largest seabird colonies (~800,000 pairs).

Erect-crested Penguin

Erect-crested Penguin, 67–70 cm, breeds only on Bounty and Antipodes Islands southeast of New Zealand. Distinctive erect, brush-like yellow crest standing upright from eye to crown. Forages at sea for fish and squid; breeding biology poorly known due to remote location. Endangered; declining.

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