Northern Fulmar vs Fluttering Shearwater
Fulmarus glacialis مقارنةً بـ Puffinus gavia
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Northern Fulmar | Fluttering Shearwater |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Fulmarus glacialis | Puffinus gavia |
| الرتبة | Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes |
| الفصيلة | Procellariidae | Procellariidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | 47,0 cm (18.5 in) | — |
| طول الجناح | 107,0 cm (42.1 in) | 39,6 cm (15.6 in) |
| الوزن | 750,0 g (26.46 oz) | 267,6666666666667 g (9.44 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
Habitat Comparison
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
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.
Fluttering Shearwater
Geographic Range & Migration
Northern Fulmar
North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.
Fluttering Shearwater
حالة الحفاظ
Northern Fulmar
Fluttering Shearwater
How to Tell Them Apart
Northern Fulmar
Light morph: white head and underparts with grey wings and back. Dark morph: entirely grey. Tube-nosed bill and stiff-winged flight distinctive at sea.
Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top
Fluttering Shearwater
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.
Fluttering Shearwater
33 cm. Dark brown above; white below; relatively short-tailed. Breeds New Zealand North Island coast; non-breeding range restricted to Tasman Sea and nearby waters. Sedentary compared to most shearwaters; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened due to small range.