Northern Fulmar vs Phoenix Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma alba

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Phoenix Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma alba
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 53.2 cm (20.9 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 279.0 g (9.84 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
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Phoenix Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Phoenix Petrel 53.2 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Phoenix Petrel 279.0 g

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.

Phoenix Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Phoenix Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Vulnerable

Phoenix Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Phoenix Petrel

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.

Phoenix Petrel

35–37 cm. Polymorphic; pale morph pale grey with white underparts; dark morph all brown. Breeds Phoenix and Line Islands, French Polynesia. Ranges widely in tropical Pacific. Near Threatened; introduced predators threaten island colonies. Feeds on squid and fish.

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