Cory's Shearwater vs Northern Fulmar

Calonectris borealis ile kıyaslandığında Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cory's Shearwater Northern Fulmar
Bilimsel Ad Calonectris borealis Fulmarus glacialis
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 69,4 cm (27.3 in) 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
Ağırlık 787,5 g (27.78 oz) 750,0 g (26.46 oz)
Beslenme -- 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
Cory's Shearwater
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Cory's Shearwater 69,4 cm
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Ağırlık
Cory's Shearwater 787,5 g
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Cory's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

Şarkı

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

Cory's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Cory's Shearwater

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Cory's Shearwater

Northern Fulmar

Gaga

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Cory's Shearwater

46–56 cm, wingspan 112–126 cm. Large shearwater; greyish-brown above with yellowish bill; white below with pale underwing. Breeds Macaronesia (Azores, Canaries, Madeira). Migrates across Atlantic to South Atlantic wintering grounds. Feeds on fish and squid; follows fishing vessels.

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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