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
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Geographic Range & Migration
Cape Petrel
Northern Fulmar
North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.
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Conservation Status Comparison
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보전 상태
Least Concern
Cape Petrel
Least Concern
Northern Fulmar
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Cape Petrel
Northern Fulmar
깃털
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.
부리
Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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38–40 cm, 날개 길이 81–91 cm. 두 개의 흰 날개 반점이 있는 체크 무늬 흑백 깃털로 오인할 수 없다. 남빙양에서 풍부; 남극·아남극 절벽 선반에서 번식. 선박을 열심히 따라다니며 크릴·물고기·음식 찌꺼기를 먹는다. 가장 흔히 볼 수 있는 남극 바닷새 중 하나.
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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Related Comparisons
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