Northern Fulmar vs Kermadec Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma neglecta

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Kermadec Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma neglecta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 57.6 cm (22.7 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 452.5 g (15.96 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
Kermadec Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Kermadec Petrel 57.6 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Kermadec Petrel 452.5 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.

Kermadec Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Kermadec Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Kermadec Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Kermadec 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.

Kermadec Petrel

38 cm. Polymorphic: pale morph has white underparts; dark morph is all brown-grey. Breeds Kermadec, Juan Fernandez, and Pacific islands. Ranges widely in subtropical and tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid; nests in rock crevices and burrows.

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