Macaroni penguin — size comparison

Golden-orange feathers grow from the forehead and spread behind the eyes like tousled eyebrows. The macaroni penguin has a black face, chin and throat. This dar

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Height

Ground the top of the headReference values · details in the profiles

Macaroni penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

ok. 71 cmPrzykładowy dorosły osobnik
to the top of the head
Mass
approx. 5 kgDane dorosłych ptaków ze źródła; nie masa zilustrowanego osobnika
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Boy: approx. 115 cm
HeightScale in cm
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Macaroni penguinWysokość do czubka głowyapprox. 71 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

71–71 cm range across the animals shown

Boy: approx. 115 cm
Macaroni penguin — size comparison — facts and sources

Golden-orange feathers grow from the forehead and spread behind the eyes like tousled eyebrows. The macaroni penguin has a black face, chin and throat. This dark face is an important difference from the similar royal penguin, whose cheeks and chin are usually pale.

It forms large, noisy colonies on subantarctic islands. Nests lie on the ground among rocks and sparse vegetation. It seeks food in the cold Southern Ocean. Breeding and moulting require alternating periods ashore and intensive feeding at sea.

In the colony adults use calls and postures in contact with neighbours and partners. After the breeding season their lives shift primarily back to sea.

71 cm wysokości stojącej od podłoża do czubka głowy; około 71 cm wysokości — British Antarctic Survey. Ilustracje AI przedstawiają przykładowego dorosłego, nie sfotografowany i zmierzony okaz. Skala przodu jest przeniesiona z wysokości głowy boku, z pominięciem wystających piór czuba; szerokość i postawa są przybliżone.

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