Common Kestrel vs Northern Fulmar

Falco tinnunculus 比較対象 Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Kestrel Northern Fulmar
学名 Falco tinnunculus Fulmarus glacialis
Falconiformes Procellariiformes
Falconidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
翼開長 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
体重 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
食性 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
一腹卵数 1-7 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
翼開長
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
体重
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Common Kestrel only

Northern Fulmar only

None

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

Northern Fulmar

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

Song & Call Comparison

Common Kestrel

さえずり

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

Northern Fulmar

さえずり

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

Northern Fulmar

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kestrel

羽毛

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

くちばし

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

Northern Fulmar

くちばし

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Common Kestrel

チョウゲンボウ(Falco tinnunculus)— ヨーロッパからアジア、アフリカに広く分布する小型のハヤブサ。ホバリングしながら地上の獲物を探す行動が特徴。

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.

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