Northern Fulmar vs Desertas Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma deserta

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Desertas Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma deserta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 50.5 cm (19.9 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 315.0 g (11.11 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

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Desertas Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Desertas Petrel 50.5 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Desertas Petrel 315.0 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.

Desertas Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Desertas Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Vulnerable

Desertas Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Desertas 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.

Desertas Petrel

34–36 cm. Dark above with grey rump; white belly with dusky flanks and partial breast-band. Breeds only on Deserta Grande, Madeira archipelago; Vulnerable with around 200–250 pairs. Ranges through tropical Atlantic. Threatened by introduced cats; nocturnal at colonies.

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