Northern Fulmar vs Zino's Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma madeira

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Zino's Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma madeira
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 50.6 cm (19.9 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 227.5 g (8.02 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
Zino's Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Zino's Petrel 50.6 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Zino's Petrel 227.5 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.

Zino's Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Zino's Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Endangered

Zino's Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Zino's 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.

Zino's Petrel

33–36 cm. Small gadfly petrel; grey-brown above with white underparts and partial dark breast-band. Critically Endangered; breeds only on Madeira's high central mountains (fewer than 65 pairs). Threatened by light pollution, introduced predators. Long-distance migrations to Atlantic.

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