Royal Penguin vs Galapagos Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli comparado com Spheniscus mendiculus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Royal Penguin Galapagos Penguin
Nome científico Eudyptes schlegeli Spheniscus mendiculus
Ordem Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes
Família Spheniscidae Spheniscidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
Peso 4900,0 g (172.84 oz) 2040,0 g (71.96 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Royal Penguin only

Nenhum

Galapagos Penguin only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Royal Penguin

Endangered

Galapagos Penguin

About These Birds

Royal Penguin

Royal Penguin, 65–76 cm, breeds exclusively on Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Like Macaroni Penguin but with a white (not black) face — the most obvious distinction. Crested penguin; krill and fish feeder. Vulnerable; breeds in one of the world's largest seabird colonies (~800,000 pairs).

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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