Northern Fulmar vs Large Saint Helena Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma rupinarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Fulmar Large Saint Helena Petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma rupinarum
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
طول الجناح 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
الوزن 750,0 g (26.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Large Saint Helena Petrel
طول الجناح
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Large Saint Helena Petrel
الوزن
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Large Saint Helena Petrel

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.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Large Saint Helena Petrel

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

المنقار

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Large Saint Helena 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.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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