Eastern Bluebird vs Northern Fulmar

Sialia sialis 比較対象 Fulmarus glacialis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eastern Bluebird Northern Fulmar
学名 Sialia sialis Fulmarus glacialis
Passeriformes Procellariiformes
Turdidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 17.5 cm (6.9 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
翼開長 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
体重 31.0 g (1.09 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
食性 Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
一腹卵数 4-5 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Eastern Bluebird 17.5 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
翼開長
Eastern Bluebird 27.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
体重
Eastern Bluebird 31.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Eastern Bluebird only

Northern Fulmar only

None

Eastern Bluebird

Open woodland, farmland edges, orchards, and parks with scattered trees and open ground. Readily uses nest boxes.

Northern Fulmar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Bluebird

さえずり

A rich, melodious warbled 'chur-wi, tur-a-lee' song. Both sexes sing. Call is a soft, musical 'turee'. Song is gentle and flute-like, suggesting a small thrush. Given from exposed perch.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern North America from southern Canada to Honduras and Nicaragua. Partially migratory.

Northern Fulmar

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Bluebird

羽毛

Males are vivid royal blue above with a rusty-red breast and white belly. Females are grey-blue with a paler rust breast.

くちばし

Short, thin, dark bill

Northern Fulmar

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

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About These Birds

Eastern Bluebird

北米に生息するヒタキで、青い上面とオレンジ色の胸を持つ。巣箱の設置プログラムにより個体数が回復した。

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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