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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	King Penguin	Magellanic Penguin
학명	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Spheniscus magellanicus
목	Sphenisciformes	Sphenisciformes
과	Spheniscidae	Spheniscidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	—
날개 폭	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)
체중	14000.0 g (493.84 oz)	4585.0 g (161.73 oz)
식성	Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding …	--
산란 수	1	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

King Penguin 95.0 cm

Magellanic Penguin —

날개 폭

King Penguin 64.0 cm

Magellanic Penguin 21.9 cm

체중

King Penguin 14000.0 g

Magellanic Penguin 4585.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🏖️ Coastal

King Penguin only

없음

Magellanic Penguin only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

King Penguin

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

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Magellanic Penguin

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Geographic Range & Migration

King Penguin

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

Magellanic Penguin

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보전 상태

Least Concern

King Penguin

Least Concern

Magellanic Penguin

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Magellanic Penguin

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About These Birds

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.

Magellanic Penguin

Magellanic Penguin, 61–76 cm, breeds in large colonies on the coasts of southern Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Two black breast bands, white facial stripe. Migratory; winters northward to southeastern Brazil and the Chilean coast. Piscivore; dives for anchovies and squid. Near Threatened.

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