Scopoli's Shearwater vs Northern Fulmar

Calonectris diomedea 비교 대상 Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Scopoli's Shearwater Northern Fulmar
학명 Calonectris diomedea Fulmarus glacialis
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 68.8 cm (27.1 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
체중 707.0 g (24.94 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
식성 -- Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
산란 수 1 1
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Scopoli's Shearwater
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
날개 폭
Scopoli's Shearwater 68.8 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
체중
Scopoli's Shearwater 707.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Scopoli's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

노래

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

Scopoli's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Scopoli's Shearwater

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Scopoli's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Scopoli's Shearwater

45–56 cm, wingspan 112–122 cm. Large; brown-grey above with yellow bill; white below. Breeds Mediterranean islands; migrates to Atlantic. Formerly lumped with Cory's Shearwater; distinguished by smaller size and more restricted breeding range. Feeds on fish and squid.

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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