Southern Rockhopper Penguin vs Snares Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome comparado com Eudyptes robustus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Southern Rockhopper Penguin Snares Penguin
Nome científico Eudyptes chrysocome Eudyptes robustus
Ordem Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Família Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 19,6 cm (7.7 in) 19,6 cm (7.7 in)
Peso 2615,0 g (92.24 oz) 3191,6666666666665 g (112.58 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Southern Rockhopper Penguin only

Snares Penguin only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Vulnerable

Snares Penguin

About These Birds

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Southern Rockhopper Penguin, 45–58 cm, breeds on Falkland Islands and southern South American sub-Antarctic islands. Characteristic yellow plume starts above the eye, vivid red eyes and bill. Leaps with both feet together over boulders. Krill and fish feeder; dives to 100 m. Vulnerable; declining populations.

Snares Penguin

Snares Penguin, 50–63 cm, breeds only on the Snares Islands, a tiny New Zealand sub-Antarctic archipelago. Bold yellow crest meeting above bill, pink facial skin, red-pink bill. Piscivore and krill feeder. Vulnerable; limited to a single island group making it inherently at risk from any catastrophe.

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