Northern Fulmar vs Peruvian Diving-petrel

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pelecanoides garnotii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar Peruvian Diving-petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pelecanoides garnotii
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 26,8 cm (10.6 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 193,0 g (6.81 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
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Peruvian Diving-petrel
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Peruvian Diving-petrel 26,8 cm
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Peruvian Diving-petrel 193,0 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Northern Fulmar only

بلا

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

Northern Fulmar

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

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.

Peruvian Diving-petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Peruvian Diving-petrel

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Peruvian Diving-petrel

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.

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

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