Northern Fulmar vs Galapagos Shearwater

Fulmarus glacialis 비교 대상 Puffinus subalaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Fulmar Galapagos Shearwater
학명 Fulmarus glacialis Puffinus subalaris
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) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 176.5 g (6.23 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
Galapagos Shearwater
날개 폭
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Galapagos Shearwater 37.2 cm
체중
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Galapagos Shearwater 176.5 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.

Galapagos Shearwater

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Galapagos Shearwater

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Galapagos Shearwater

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Galapagos Shearwater

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.

Galapagos Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with grey-brown flanks and vent. Breeds Galapagos Islands (endemic). Ranges in eastern Pacific near the archipelago. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators. Feeds on fish near productive Humboldt Current upwellings.

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