Northern Fulmar vs Boyd's Shearwater

Fulmarus glacialis dibandingkan dengan Puffinus boydi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Northern Fulmar Boyd's Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Fulmarus glacialis Puffinus boydi
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Not Evaluated
Panjang 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Rentang Sayap 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
Berat 750,0 g (26.46 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
Boyd's Shearwater
Rentang Sayap
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Boyd's Shearwater
Berat
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Boyd's Shearwater

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Northern Fulmar only

None

Boyd's 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.

Boyd's Shearwater

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Boyd's Shearwater

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Paruh

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Boyd's 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.

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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