Common Kestrel vs Emperor Penguin

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Aptenodytes forsteri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Emperor Penguin
학명 Falco tinnunculus Aptenodytes forsteri
Falconiformes Sphenisciformes
Falconidae Spheniscidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
날개 폭 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 76.0 cm (29.9 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and …
산란 수 1-7 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Common Kestrel only

Emperor Penguin only

없음

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

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

Common Kestrel

노래

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

Emperor Penguin

노래

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

Emperor Penguin

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kestrel

깃털

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

부리

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

Emperor Penguin

깃털

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

부리

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

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About These Birds

Common Kestrel

황조롱이는 유럽에서 가장 흔한 매로, 날아오르며 정지 비행하는 능력으로 유명하다. 적갈색 등과 뾰족한 날개를 가지며 고속도로 옆과 도심 지역을 포함한 다양한 서식지에서 볼 수 있다.

Emperor Penguin

황제펭귄은 모든 펭귄 중 가장 크고 무거운 종이다. 남극 겨울에 번식하며 영하 60도의 혹독한 추위를 견딘다. 수컷이 두 달 이상 알을 품는 동안 먹이 없이 버티는 것으로 유명하다.

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