Emperor Penguin vs Magellanic Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri 比較対象 Spheniscus magellanicus

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属性 Emperor Penguin Magellanic Penguin
学名 Aptenodytes forsteri Spheniscus magellanicus
Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
翼開長 76.0 cm (29.9 in) 21.9 cm (8.6 in)
体重 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz) 4585.0 g (161.73 oz)
食性 Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … --
一腹卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
Magellanic Penguin
翼開長
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
Magellanic Penguin 21.9 cm
体重
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
Magellanic Penguin 4585.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emperor Penguin only

None

Magellanic Penguin only

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.

Magellanic Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

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

Magellanic Penguin

保全状況

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Least Concern

Magellanic 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

Magellanic 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。

Magellanic Penguin

Magellanic Penguin, 61–76 cm, breeds in large colonies on the coasts of southern Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Two black breast bands, white facial stripe. Migratory; winters northward to southeastern Brazil and the Chilean coast. Piscivore; dives for anchovies and squid. Near Threatened.

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