Hawfinch vs Northern Fulmar

Coccothraustes coccothraustes เปรียบเทียบกับ Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Hawfinch Northern Fulmar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Coccothraustes coccothraustes Fulmarus glacialis
อันดับ Passeriformes Procellariiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Fringillidae Procellariidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 18.0 cm (7.1 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
กว้างปีก 32.0 cm (12.6 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 55.0 g (1.94 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
อาหาร Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force … 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
Hawfinch 18.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Hawfinch 32.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Hawfinch 55.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Hawfinch

Deciduous and mixed woodland, orchards, parks, and large gardens with mature fruiting trees.

Northern Fulmar

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

Song & Call Comparison

Hawfinch

เสียงร้อง

A sharp, metallic 'tsick' call — the primary vocalization and often all that's heard. Song is a thin, reedy warble. Generally inconspicuous vocally despite its striking appearance.

Northern Fulmar

เสียงร้อง

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Hawfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. Partially migratory, with northern populations moving south in winter.

Northern Fulmar

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Hawfinch

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Hawfinch

ขนนก

Orange-brown head with a black bib and eye stripe. Warm brown back, grey nape, and broad white wing bar. Massive head and bill give a top-heavy appearance.

ปาก

Enormously powerful, conical, pale bill capable of cracking cherry and olive stones

Northern Fulmar

ปาก

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Hawfinch

The hawfinch possesses the most powerful bill relative to body size of any European bird, capable of cracking cherry stones that require a force of 27-43 kg. Despite its distinctive appearance, it is famously shy and difficult to observe. The skull contains special adaptations to absorb the enormous forces generated during seed-cracking.

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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