African Penguin vs Keel-billed Toucan

Spheniscus demersus 比較対象 Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Penguin Keel-billed Toucan
学名 Spheniscus demersus Ramphastos sulfuratus
Sphenisciformes Piciformes
Spheniscidae Ramphastidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長 60.0 cm (23.6 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
翼開長 42.0 cm (16.5 in) 56.0 cm (22.0 in)
体重 3100.0 g (109.35 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Small schooling fish, especially sardines and anchovies. Forages within 40 km of the colony, diving … Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
一腹卵数 2 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
African Penguin 60.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 50.0 cm
翼開長
African Penguin 42.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 56.0 cm
体重
African Penguin 3100.0 g
Keel-billed Toucan 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Penguin only

None

Keel-billed Toucan only

African Penguin

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

さえずり

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Penguin

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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保全状況

Endangered

African Penguin

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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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

Keel-billed Toucan

羽毛

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

くちばし

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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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。

Keel-billed Toucan

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize and one of the most recognizable birds in the Neotropics. Its oversized bill, which can be a third of its body length, is actually very light due to its hollow honeycomb structure. Toucans roost communally, with up to six adults squeezing into a single tree cavity.

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