Northern Fulmar vs Tahiti Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pseudobulweria rostrata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar Tahiti Petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pseudobulweria rostrata
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) 56,5 cm (22.2 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 410,5 g (14.48 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
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Tahiti Petrel
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Tahiti Petrel 56,5 cm
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Tahiti Petrel 410,5 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.

Tahiti Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Tahiti Petrel

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Near Threatened

Tahiti Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Tahiti 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.

Tahiti Petrel

38–40 cm. Large, compact petrel; dark brown above with slightly paler head; whitish belly contrasting with dark breast. Breeds French Polynesia and New Caledonia; ranges in tropical Pacific. Feeds on squid and fish; Near Threatened; populations affected by introduced predators.

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