Northern Fulmar vs White-necked Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma cervicalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar White-necked Petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma cervicalis
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 58,4 cm (23.0 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 462,5 g (16.31 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
White-necked Petrel
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
White-necked Petrel 58,4 cm
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
White-necked Petrel 462,5 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.

White-necked Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

White-necked Petrel

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Vulnerable

White-necked Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

White-necked 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.

White-necked Petrel

43 cm. Large gadfly petrel; dark above with white hindneck collar; white underparts with dark carpal bar. Breeds Kermadec and Phillip islands (Norfolk). Vulnerable; ranges in southwestern Pacific. Nocturnal at colonies; feeds on squid and fish.

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