Emperor Penguin vs Great Cormorant

Aptenodytes forsteri 비교 대상 Phalacrocorax carbo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Emperor Penguin Great Cormorant
학명 Aptenodytes forsteri Phalacrocorax carbo
Sphenisciformes Suliformes
Spheniscidae Phalacrocoracidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장 115.0 cm (45.3 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
날개 폭 76.0 cm (29.9 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
체중 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz) 2600.0 g (91.71 oz)
식성 Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. …
산란 수 1 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
Great Cormorant 90.0 cm
날개 폭
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
Great Cormorant 145.0 cm
체중
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
Great Cormorant 2600.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Emperor Penguin only

없음

Great Cormorant only

Emperor Penguin

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

Great Cormorant

Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Great Cormorant

노래

Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

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

Great Cormorant

Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.

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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Least Concern

Great Cormorant

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Great Cormorant

깃털

All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.

부리

Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape

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About These Birds

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.

Great Cormorant

The great cormorant is one of the most widespread seabirds in the world. Unlike most waterbirds, cormorants lack fully waterproof plumage, leading to the iconic pose of standing with wings spread open to dry. In Asia, cormorants have been used by fishermen to catch fish for over a thousand years.

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