Emperor Penguin vs Hoopoe

Aptenodytes forsteri 对比 Upupa epops

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emperor Penguin Hoopoe
学名 Aptenodytes forsteri Upupa epops
Sphenisciformes Bucerotiformes
Spheniscidae Upupidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长 115.0 cm (45.3 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
翼展 76.0 cm (29.9 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
体重 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz) 62.0 g (2.19 oz)
食性 Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
产卵数 1 2-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
翼展
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
体重
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
Hoopoe 62.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Emperor Penguin only

Hoopoe only

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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Song & Call Comparison

Emperor Penguin

鸣唱

Loud, resonant trumpeting calls used for individual recognition in dense colonies. Each bird's call is unique in frequency. Also gives softer contact 'braying' notes.

Hoopoe

鸣唱

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

Least Concern

Hoopoe

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How to Tell Them Apart

Emperor Penguin

羽毛

Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.

Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe

Hoopoe

羽毛

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

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About These Birds

Emperor Penguin

体型最大、最重的企鹅。在南极冬季零下60摄氏度的环境中繁殖。雄鸟孵卵约65天,期间完全禁食。

Hoopoe

戴胜是欧亚非三洲广泛分布的独特鸟类,具有橙棕色扇形冠羽和黑白相间的翅膀。喙长而弯曲,腹部具纵纹。栖息于开阔林地、耕地和果园,以地面上的昆虫和蠕虫为食。以其响亮特异的'扑扑扑'叫声而闻名,是以色列的国鸟。

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