Northern Fulmar vs Common Diving-petrel

Fulmarus glacialis เปรียบเทียบกับ Pelecanoides urinatrix

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Northern Fulmar Common Diving-petrel
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Fulmarus glacialis Pelecanoides urinatrix
อันดับ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Procellariidae Procellariidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
กว้างปีก 107.0 cm (42.1 in) 24.3 cm (9.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 135.5 g (4.78 oz)
อาหาร 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
Common Diving-petrel
กว้างปีก
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Common Diving-petrel 24.3 cm
น้ำหนัก
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Common Diving-petrel 135.5 g
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Habitat Comparison

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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

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.

Common Diving-petrel

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Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Common Diving-petrel

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Common Diving-petrel

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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.

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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