Northern Fulmar vs Black Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Procellaria parkinsoni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Black Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Procellaria parkinsoni
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 72.6 cm (28.6 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 737.8333333333334 g (26.03 oz)
식성 Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Black Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Black Petrel 72.6 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Black Petrel 737.8333333333334 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Northern Fulmar only

없음

Black Petrel only

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

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.

Black Petrel

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Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Black Petrel

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Vulnerable

Black Petrel

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Black Petrel

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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.

Black Petrel

46 cm. All-black petrel with pale yellowish bill with dark culmen ridge. Breeds only Great and Little Barrier islands off New Zealand. Vulnerable; migrates to eastern Pacific after breeding. Threatened by introduced predators; feeds on squid and fish.

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