Gentoo Penguin vs Yellow-eyed Penguin

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

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The gentoo penguin is easily recognised by the broad, white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. It has pale whitish-pink, webbed feet and a relatively long tail – the most prominent tail of all penguin species. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. As the gentoo penguin waddles along on land, its tail sticks out behind, sweeping from side to side, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, which means "rump-tailed".

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Recorded by steve · Call · Neko Harbor, Antarctica · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Ingvild Riska · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Megadyptes antipodes

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The yellow-eyed penguin (M. a. antipodes) is most easily identified by the band of pale yellow feathers surrounding its eyes and encircling the back of its head. Its forehead, crown and the sides of its face are slate grey flecked with golden yellow. Its eye is yellow. The foreneck and sides of the head are light brown. The back and tail are slate blue-black. Its chest, stomach, thighs and the underside of its flippers are white in colour. Juvenile birds have a greyer head with no yellow band around their eyes.

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Photo: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl · CC BY 2.5

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Gentoo Penguin and Yellow-eyed Penguin.