African Penguin vs オウギワシ

Spheniscus demersus 比較対象 Harpia harpyja

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Penguin オウギワシ
学名 Spheniscus demersus Harpia harpyja
Sphenisciformes Accipitriformes
Spheniscidae Accipitridae
保全状況 Endangered Vulnerable
体長 60.0 cm (23.6 in) 100.0 cm (39.4 in)
翼開長 42.0 cm (16.5 in) 200.0 cm (78.7 in)
体重 3100.0 g (109.35 oz) 7500.0 g (264.55 oz)
食性 Small schooling fish, especially sardines and anchovies. Forages within 40 km of the colony, diving … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
一腹卵数 2 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
African Penguin 60.0 cm
オウギワシ 100.0 cm
翼開長
African Penguin 42.0 cm
オウギワシ 200.0 cm
体重
African Penguin 3100.0 g
オウギワシ 7500.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

African Penguin only

オウギワシ only

African Penguin

Rocky coastlines and offshore islands of southern Africa. Nests in burrows, under boulders, or in surface scrapes.

オウギワシ

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

Song & Call Comparison

African Penguin

さえずり

A loud, donkey-like braying 'waaah-waaah' — hence its nickname 'jackass penguin'. Also gives softer grunts and contact calls at the colony. Highly vocal on breeding beaches.

オウギワシ

さえずり

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

African Penguin

Coastal southwestern Africa from Namibia to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The only penguin species breeding in Africa.

オウギワシ

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

保全状況

Endangered

African Penguin

Vulnerable

オウギワシ

How to Tell Them Apart

African Penguin

羽毛

Black upperparts and white underparts with a distinctive black horseshoe-shaped band across the breast. Pink patches of bare skin above the eyes help with thermoregulation.

くちばし

Sturdy, pointed, black bill with a grey band near the tip

オウギワシ

羽毛

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

くちばし

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

About These Birds

African Penguin

南アフリカ西部沿岸とその島嶼に生息するペンギン(体長60〜70cm)。黒い背中と白い腹に黒い縦縞、眼上部のピンクの皮膚が特徴的。Spheniscus demersus(アフリカペンギン)はロバのような「ブレイヤー」という鳴き声から「ジャッカスペンギン」とも呼ばれる。過去1世紀で個体数が97%以上減少し、絶滅危惧種に指定されている。Spheniscidae科。

オウギワシ

ハーピーワシは世界で最も強力な猛禽類の一つで、ハイイログマの爪ほどの大きさの鉤爪を持つ。パナマの国鳥。大規模な未撹乱の森林の生息地を必要とするため、森林破壊がこの種の最大の脅威。

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