Northern Fulmar vs Galapagos Shearwater

Fulmarus glacialis 比較対象 Puffinus subalaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Northern Fulmar Galapagos Shearwater
学名 Fulmarus glacialis Puffinus subalaris
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
翼開長 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 176.5 g (6.23 oz)
食性 Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Galapagos Shearwater
翼開長
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Galapagos Shearwater 37.2 cm
体重
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Galapagos Shearwater 176.5 g

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Galapagos Shearwater

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Galapagos Shearwater

保全状況

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Galapagos Shearwater

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

くちばし

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Galapagos 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.

Galapagos Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with grey-brown flanks and vent. Breeds Galapagos Islands (endemic). Ranges in eastern Pacific near the archipelago. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators. Feeds on fish near productive Humboldt Current upwellings.

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