Southern Fulmar vs Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialoides مقارنةً بـ Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Southern Fulmar Northern Fulmar
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialoides Fulmarus glacialis
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 63,0 cm (24.8 in) 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
الوزن 897,5 g (31.66 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 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Southern Fulmar
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
طول الجناح
Southern Fulmar 63,0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
الوزن
Southern Fulmar 897,5 g
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Southern Fulmar

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

Southern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Southern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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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