Northern Fulmar vs Magellanic Diving-petrel

Fulmarus glacialis से तुलना Pelecanoides magellani

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Northern Fulmar Magellanic Diving-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Fulmarus glacialis Pelecanoides magellani
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
वजन 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 149.25 g (5.26 oz)
आहार Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Magellanic Diving-petrel
पंखों का फैलाव
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Magellanic Diving-petrel 25.1 cm
वजन
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Magellanic Diving-petrel 149.25 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Northern Fulmar only

कोई नहीं

Magellanic Diving-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

गीत

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.

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Magellanic Diving-petrel

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

चोंच

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Magellanic Diving-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.

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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