Emperor Penguin vs Northern Fulmar

Aptenodytes forsteri 비교 대상 Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Emperor Penguin Northern Fulmar
학명 Aptenodytes forsteri Fulmarus glacialis
Sphenisciformes Procellariiformes
Spheniscidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장 115.0 cm (45.3 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 76.0 cm (29.9 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
체중 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
식성 Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
산란 수 1 1
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
날개 폭
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
체중
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Emperor Penguin only

Northern Fulmar only

없음

Emperor Penguin

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

Northern Fulmar

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

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.

Northern Fulmar

노래

A nasal, cackling 'kak-kak-kak-kak' or grunting 'uh-uh-uh' at the nest and colony. Less melodic than petrels. In flight gives occasional single nasal calls.

Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

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

Northern Fulmar

North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

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

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

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.

Northern Fulmar

The northern fulmar is a long-lived seabird that can survive over 40 years. It defends its nest by projectile-vomiting a foul-smelling stomach oil at intruders, which can mat the feathers of predators and cause fatal loss of waterproofing. Fulmars have expanded their breeding range dramatically southward over the past two centuries.

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