Northern Fulmar vs Stejneger's Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma longirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar Stejneger's Petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma longirostris
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) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 140,5 g (4.96 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
Stejneger's Petrel
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Stejneger's Petrel 42,4 cm
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Stejneger's Petrel 140,5 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Northern Fulmar only

بلا

Stejneger's 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.

Stejneger's Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Stejneger's Petrel

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Vulnerable

Stejneger's Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Stejneger's 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.

Stejneger's Petrel

26 cm. Small gadfly petrel; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile); migrates to North Pacific. Vulnerable; closely related to Cook's Petrel; distinguished by slightly longer bill.

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