Cape Petrel vs Northern Fulmar

Daption capense ile kıyaslandığında Fulmarus glacialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cape Petrel Northern Fulmar
Bilimsel Ad Daption capense Fulmarus glacialis
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 50,0 cm (19.7 in) 107,0 cm (42.1 in)
Ağırlık 444,6666666666667 g (15.69 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
Cape Petrel
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Cape Petrel 50,0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Ağırlık
Cape Petrel 444,6666666666667 g
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Cape Petrel

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

Cape Petrel

Northern Fulmar

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

How to Tell Them Apart

Cape Petrel

Northern Fulmar

Gaga

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

About These Birds

Cape Petrel

38–40 cm, wingspan 81–91 cm. Unmistakable chequered black-and-white plumage with two white wing patches. Abundant in the Southern Ocean; breeds on Antarctic and subantarctic cliff ledges. Follows ships avidly; feeds on krill, fish, and offal. One of the most commonly seen Antarctic seabirds.

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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