Royal Penguin vs Little Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli comparé à Eudyptula minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Royal Penguin Little Penguin
Nom scientifique Eudyptes schlegeli Eudyptula minor
Ordre Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Famille Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 13,4 cm (5.3 in)
Poids 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 1321,6666666666667 g (46.62 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Royal Penguin only

Aucun(e)

Little Penguin only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Least Concern

Little 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).

Little Penguin

Little Penguin, 30–40 cm, is the world's smallest penguin, found in southern Australia and New Zealand. Blue-grey upperparts, white below. Returns to burrows only after dark to avoid aerial predators. Piscivore; dives to 70 m for small fish and cephalopods. Resident near breeding sites year-round.

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