Jouanin's Petrel vs Northern Fulmar

Bulweria fallax مقارنةً بـ Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Jouanin's Petrel Northern Fulmar
الاسم العلمي Bulweria fallax Fulmarus glacialis
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 48,2 cm (19.0 in) 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
الوزن 167,5 g (5.91 oz) 750,0 g (26.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Jouanin's Petrel
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
طول الجناح
Jouanin's Petrel 48,2 cm
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
الوزن
Jouanin's Petrel 167,5 g
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Jouanin's Petrel

Northern Fulmar

الغناء

A nasal, cackling 'kak-kak-kak-kak' or grunting 'uh-uh-uh' at the nest and colony. Less melodic than petrels. In flight gives occasional single nasal calls.

Geographic Range & Migration

Jouanin's Petrel

Northern Fulmar

North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Jouanin's Petrel

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Jouanin's Petrel

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Jouanin's Petrel

43–45 cm. Larger than Bulwer's Petrel; all sooty-brown with a wedge-shaped tail and faint pale wing-bar. Breeds southern Arabian Sea islands (Socotra region); ranges in Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; poorly studied. Feeds on squid and fish; crepuscular and nocturnal at sea.

Northern Fulmar

The northern fulmar is a long-lived seabird that can survive over 40 years. It defends its nest by projectile-vomiting a foul-smelling stomach oil at intruders, which can mat the feathers of predators and cause fatal loss of waterproofing. Fulmars have expanded their breeding range dramatically southward over the past two centuries.

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