águia-real vs Northern Fulmar

Aquila chrysaetos comparado com Fulmarus glacialis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo águia-real Northern Fulmar
Nome científico Aquila chrysaetos Fulmarus glacialis
Ordem Accipitriformes Procellariiformes
Família Accipitridae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 81,0 cm (31.9 in) 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Envergadura 212,0 cm (83.5 in) 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
Peso 4050,0 g (142.86 oz) 750,0 g (26.46 oz)
Dieta Mammals including rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and marmots. Also takes birds, reptiles, and carrion. Hunts … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
Tamanho da postura 1-3 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
águia-real 81,0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Envergadura
águia-real 212,0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Peso
águia-real 4050,0 g
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

águia-real only

Northern Fulmar only

Nenhum

águia-real

Open and semi-open country including mountains, hills, and tundra. Prefers areas with cliffs or large trees for nesting and open terrain for hunting.

Northern Fulmar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

águia-real

Canto

Mostly silent; emits a thin, high-pitched whistle 'kee-kee-kee' near the eyrie. Also gives low barking 'yak-yak' and mewing calls. Far less vocal than its size suggests.

Northern Fulmar

Canto

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

águia-real

Holarctic distribution across North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The most widely distributed eagle species.

Northern Fulmar

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

águia-real

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

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How to Tell Them Apart

águia-real

Plumagem

Dark brown overall with a golden-bronze sheen on the nape and crown. Juveniles show distinct white patches at the base of the tail and in the wings.

Bico

Dark horn-colored hooked bill with a yellow cere

Northern Fulmar

Plumagem

Light morph: white head and underparts with grey wings and back. Dark morph: entirely grey. Tube-nosed bill and stiff-winged flight distinctive at sea.

Bico

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

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About These Birds

águia-real

The golden eagle is one of the most powerful and agile raptors in the Northern Hemisphere. Revered by many cultures, it has been used in falconry for centuries, particularly by Kazakh eagle hunters of Central Asia. Golden eagles can dive at speeds exceeding 240 km/h when pursuing prey.

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.

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