House Sparrow vs Northern Fulmar

Passer domesticus 비교 대상 Fulmarus glacialis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 House Sparrow Northern Fulmar
학명 Passer domesticus Fulmarus glacialis
Passeriformes Procellariiformes
Passeridae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 16.0 cm (6.3 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
체중 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
식성 Primarily seeds and grains, supplemented with insects during breeding season. Readily exploits human food scraps … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
산란 수 1-8 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
House Sparrow 16.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
날개 폭
House Sparrow 25.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
체중
House Sparrow 30.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

House Sparrow only

Northern Fulmar only

없음

House Sparrow

Closely associated with human habitation. Found in cities, towns, farms, and any built environment. Rarely found far from people.

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

House Sparrow

노래

Monotonous series of chirping 'cheep' and 'chirrup' notes. Male gives 'chilp' song repeatedly. Flocks produce constant chirping chatter. No melodic song; purely functional calls.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

House Sparrow

Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to every continent except Antarctica, making it the most widely distributed wild bird.

Northern Fulmar

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

House Sparrow

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

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How to Tell Them Apart

House Sparrow

깃털

Males have grey crowns, chestnut napes, black bibs, and streaked brown backs. Females and juveniles are plain buffy-brown with a pale eyebrow stripe.

부리

Short, stout, conical bill — black in breeding males, yellowish in non-breeding

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 These Birds

House Sparrow

집참새는 아마도 세계에서 인간과 함께 가장 성공적인 새일 것이다. 처음에는 중동에서 기원했지만 인간의 교역로와 정착지를 따라 전 세계로 퍼졌다. 씨앗, 곤충, 음식물 쓰레기를 먹는 기회주의적 잡식성이다.

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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