Northern Fulmar vs MacGillivray's Prion

Fulmarus glacialis в сравнении с Pachyptila macgillivrayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Northern Fulmar MacGillivray's Prion
Научное название Fulmarus glacialis Pachyptila macgillivrayi
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Размах крыльев 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 38,6 cm (15.2 in)
Масса 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 162,5 g (5.73 oz)
Питание Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
MacGillivray's Prion
Размах крыльев
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
MacGillivray's Prion 38,6 cm
Масса
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
MacGillivray's Prion 162,5 g

Song & Call Comparison

Northern Fulmar

Пение

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.

MacGillivray's Prion

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

MacGillivray's Prion

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's Prion

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Клюв

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

MacGillivray's Prion

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.

MacGillivray's Prion

25–27 cm. Medium-billed prion intermediate between Broad-billed and Fairy prions; pale blue-grey with dark M-mark. Breeds St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in southern Indian Ocean. Very restricted range; feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans at sea surface.

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