King Penguin vs Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Aptenodytes patagonicus comparado com Paradisaea raggiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo King Penguin Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Nome científico Aptenodytes patagonicus Paradisaea raggiana
Ordem Sphenisciformes Passeriformes
Família Spheniscidae Paradisaeidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 95,0 cm (37.4 in) 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Envergadura 64,0 cm (25.2 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Peso 14000,0 g (493.84 oz) 260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Dieta Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding … Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Tamanho da postura 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
King Penguin 95,0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm
Envergadura
King Penguin 64,0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm
Peso
King Penguin 14000,0 g
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

King Penguin only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

King Penguin

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

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Song & Call Comparison

King Penguin

Canto

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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Canto

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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Geographic Range & Migration

King Penguin

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

King Penguin

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

King Penguin

Plumagem

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

Bico

Long, slender, slightly decurved bill with orange mandible plates

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Plumagem

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

Bico

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

King Penguin

O pinguim-rei é o segundo maior pinguim do mundo, com manchas auriculares alaranjadas brilhantes, encontrado em ilhas subantárticas onde forma colônias reprodutivas densas.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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