Northern Fulmar vs MacGillivray's Prion

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pachyptila macgillivrayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar MacGillivray's Prion
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pachyptila macgillivrayi
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 38,6 cm (15.2 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 162,5 g (5.73 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 --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
MacGillivray's Prion
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
MacGillivray's Prion 38,6 cm
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
MacGillivray's Prion 162,5 g

Song & Call Comparison

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.

MacGillivray's Prion

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

MacGillivray's Prion

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's Prion

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

MacGillivray's Prion

About These Birds

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.

MacGillivray's Prion

25–27 cm. Medium-billed prion intermediate between Broad-billed and Fairy prions; pale blue-grey with dark M-mark. Breeds St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in southern Indian Ocean. Very restricted range; feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans at sea surface.

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