Eastern Rockhopper Penguin vs King Penguin

Eudyptes filholi 비교 대상 Aptenodytes patagonicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eastern Rockhopper Penguin King Penguin
학명 Eudyptes filholi Aptenodytes patagonicus
Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장 95.0 cm (37.4 in)
날개 폭 64.0 cm (25.2 in)
체중 14000.0 g (493.84 oz)
식성 -- Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
King Penguin 95.0 cm
날개 폭
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
King Penguin 64.0 cm
체중
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
King Penguin 14000.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin only

없음

King Penguin only

없음

King Penguin

Breeds on sub-Antarctic islands with flat or gently sloping beaches. Forages in the Southern Ocean.

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

King Penguin

노래

Uses individually unique complex calls for mate and chick recognition in noisy colonies. Produces a loud, musical trumpeting. Chick whistles are distinctive per family unit.

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

King Penguin

Sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Macquarie, and Falkland Islands.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Least Concern

King Penguin

How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

King Penguin

깃털

Dark blue-grey back with white belly. Vivid orange-gold auricular patches on the sides of the head and upper breast. Silvery-grey upperparts.

부리

Long, slender, slightly decurved bill with orange mandible plates

About These Birds

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

동방바위뛰기펭귄, 45~58cm, 인도양과 태평양의 아남극 섬에서 번식. 바위뛰기펭귄과 유사하지만 최근에 독립 종으로 분리됨. 취약종.

King Penguin

임금펭귄은 남극 주변 아남극 지역에 서식하는 세계에서 두 번째로 큰 펭귄이다. 선명한 주황색과 노란색 귀 깃털이 특징이며 키가 약 95cm에 달한다. 깊은 바다로 잠수하여 물고기를 잡으며 번식에 14개월이 걸리는 긴 번식 주기를 가진다.

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