Northern Fulmar vs Little Shearwater

Fulmarus glacialis dibandingkan dengan Puffinus assimilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Northern Fulmar Little Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Fulmarus glacialis Puffinus assimilis
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Rentang Sayap 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Berat 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 198,0 g (6.98 oz)
Diet 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
Little Shearwater
Rentang Sayap
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Little Shearwater 36,0 cm
Berat
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Little Shearwater 198,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Northern Fulmar only

None

Little Shearwater 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

Kicauan

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.

Little Shearwater

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Little Shearwater

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Little Shearwater

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Paruh

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Little 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.

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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