Emperor Penguin vs Macaroni Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri 比較対象 Eudyptes chrysolophus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emperor Penguin Macaroni Penguin
学名 Aptenodytes forsteri Eudyptes chrysolophus
Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Vulnerable
体長 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
翼開長 76.0 cm (29.9 in) 23.3 cm (9.2 in)
体重 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz) 4650.0 g (164.02 oz)
食性 Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
Macaroni Penguin
翼開長
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
Macaroni Penguin 23.3 cm
体重
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
Macaroni Penguin 4650.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emperor Penguin only

None

Macaroni Penguin only

None

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.

Song & Call Comparison

Emperor Penguin

さえずり

Loud, resonant trumpeting calls used for individual recognition in dense colonies. Each bird's call is unique in frequency. Also gives softer contact 'braying' notes.

Macaroni Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.

Macaroni Penguin

保全状況

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Vulnerable

Macaroni Penguin

How to Tell Them Apart

Emperor Penguin

羽毛

Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.

くちばし

Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe

Macaroni Penguin

About These Birds

Emperor Penguin

最大・最重量のペンギンで、南極の-60℃の厳しい環境下で繁殖する。オスが卵を抱いて越冬する。

Macaroni Penguin

個体数1800万羽と最も多いペンギンの一種で、危急種に指定されている。

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