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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Emperor Penguin	Galapagos Penguin
학명	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscus mendiculus
목	Sphenisciformes	Sphenisciformes
과	Spheniscidae	Spheniscidae
보전 상태	Near Threatened	Endangered
체장	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	—
날개 폭	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)
체중	30000.0 g (1058.22 oz)	2040.0 g (71.96 oz)
식성	Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and …	--
산란 수	1	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm

Galapagos Penguin —

날개 폭

Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm

Galapagos Penguin 16.6 cm

체중

Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g

Galapagos Penguin 2040.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🏖️ Coastal

Emperor Penguin only

없음

Galapagos Penguin only

없음

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

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.

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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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Endangered

Galapagos Penguin

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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

Galapagos Penguin

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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.

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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