Northern Fulmar vs Murphy's Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Pterodroma ultima

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Murphy's Petrel
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma ultima
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) 52.0 cm (20.5 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 380.0 g (13.40 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
Murphy's Petrel
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Murphy's Petrel 52.0 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Murphy's Petrel 380.0 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.

Murphy's Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Murphy's Petrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Murphy's Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Murphy'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.

Murphy's Petrel

39–41 cm. Dark grey-brown above; variable pale grey below with dusky underwing. Breeds widely across central Pacific (Pitcairn, Austral, Henderson islands). Migrates to North Pacific in non-breeding season. Feeds on squid and fish; nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

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