King Penguin vs Galapagos Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus 비교 대상 Spheniscus mendiculus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 King Penguin Galapagos Penguin
학명 Aptenodytes patagonicus Spheniscus mendiculus
Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장 95.0 cm (37.4 in)
날개 폭 64.0 cm (25.2 in) 16.6 cm (6.5 in)
체중 14000.0 g (493.84 oz) 2040.0 g (71.96 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
King Penguin 95.0 cm
Galapagos Penguin
날개 폭
King Penguin 64.0 cm
Galapagos Penguin 16.6 cm
체중
King Penguin 14000.0 g
Galapagos Penguin 2040.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

King Penguin only

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Galapagos Penguin only

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King Penguin

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

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.

Galapagos Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

King Penguin

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

Galapagos Penguin

보전 상태

Least Concern

King Penguin

Endangered

Galapagos Penguin

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

Galapagos Penguin

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.

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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