Northern Fulmar vs Black-capped Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma hasitata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Black-capped Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma hasitata
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 56.6 cm (22.3 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 443.8333333333333 g (15.66 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
Black-capped Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Black-capped Petrel 56.6 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Black-capped Petrel 443.8333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Northern Fulmar only

없음

Black-capped Petrel only

Northern Fulmar

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

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-capped Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Black-capped Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Endangered

Black-capped Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped Petrel

40 cm. Large gadfly petrel; dark cap and upperparts, white underparts with dark carpal bar. Breeds Hispaniola and Cuba; once very abundant. Endangered; longline bycatch and habitat loss are key threats. Ranges widely in western and central Atlantic; crepuscular at colonies.

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