King Penguin vs Magellanic Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus comparado com Spheniscus magellanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo King Penguin Magellanic Penguin
Nome científico Aptenodytes patagonicus Spheniscus magellanicus
Ordem Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Família Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 95,0 cm (37.4 in)
Envergadura 64,0 cm (25.2 in) 21,9 cm (8.6 in)
Peso 14000,0 g (493.84 oz) 4585,0 g (161.73 oz)
Dieta Primarily lanternfish and squid caught during deep dives. Routinely dives to 100-300 meters, sometimes exceeding … --
Tamanho da postura 1 1-2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
King Penguin 95,0 cm
Magellanic Penguin
Envergadura
King Penguin 64,0 cm
Magellanic Penguin 21,9 cm
Peso
King Penguin 14000,0 g
Magellanic Penguin 4585,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

King Penguin only

Nenhum

Magellanic Penguin only

King Penguin

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

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.

Magellanic Penguin

Geographic Range & Migration

King Penguin

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

Magellanic Penguin

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

King Penguin

Least Concern

Magellanic Penguin

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

Magellanic Penguin

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.

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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