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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Emperor Penguin	Galapagos Penguin
学名	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscus mendiculus
目	Sphenisciformes	Sphenisciformes
科	Spheniscidae	Spheniscidae
保全状況	Near Threatened	Endangered
体長	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	—
翼開長	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)
体重	30000.0 g (1058.22 oz)	2040.0 g (71.96 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	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm

Galapagos Penguin —

翼開長

Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm

Galapagos Penguin 16.6 cm

体重

Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g

Galapagos Penguin 2040.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🏖️ Coastal

Emperor Penguin only

None

Galapagos Penguin only

None

Emperor Penguin

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

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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.

Galapagos Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

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

Galapagos Penguin

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Endangered

Galapagos Penguin

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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

Galapagos Penguin

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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。

Galapagos Penguin

Galápagos Penguin, 49–53 cm, is the only penguin that breeds north of the equator. Restricted to the Galápagos Islands and dependent on Humboldt Current upwelling. Banded black-and-white with a horseshoe breast band. Piscivore; dives for sardines and mullet. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events.

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