Northern Fulmar vs Grey Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis ile kıyaslandığında Procellaria cinerea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Northern Fulmar Grey Petrel
Bilimsel Ad Fulmarus glacialis Procellaria cinerea
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Near Threatened
Uzunluk 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 65,2 cm (25.7 in)
Ağırlık 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 1140,0 g (40.21 oz)
Beslenme Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47,0 cm
Grey Petrel
Kanat Açıklığı
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Grey Petrel 65,2 cm
Ağırlık
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Grey Petrel 1140,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Northern Fulmar only

Hiçbiri

Grey Petrel only

Northern Fulmar

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Grey Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Grey Petrel

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Near Threatened

Grey Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Gaga

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Grey Petrel

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.

Grey Petrel

48 cm, wingspan 119–130 cm. Grey petrel with pale yellowish bill; white underparts. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Auckland, Antipodes, Crozet, and Kerguelen. Unique among petrels in breeding in winter; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened; bycatch in longline fisheries.

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