Northern Fulmar vs Chatham Islands Petrel
Fulmarus glacialis ile kıyaslandığında Pterodroma axillaris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Özellik | Northern Fulmar | Chatham Islands Petrel |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Fulmarus glacialis | Pterodroma axillaris |
| Takım | Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes |
| Familya | Procellariidae | Procellariidae |
| Koruma Durumu | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Uzunluk | 47,0 cm (18.5 in) | — |
| Kanat Açıklığı | 107,0 cm (42.1 in) | 42,4 cm (16.7 in) |
| Ağırlık | 750,0 g (26.46 oz) | 226,25 g (7.98 oz) |
| Beslenme | Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. | -- |
| Kuluçka Büyüklüğü | 1 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
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
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.
Chatham Islands Petrel
Geographic Range & Migration
Northern Fulmar
North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.
Chatham Islands Petrel
Koruma Durumu
Northern Fulmar
Chatham Islands Petrel
How to Tell Them Apart
Northern Fulmar
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.
Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top
Chatham Islands 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.
Chatham Islands Petrel
30 cm. Small; dark grey above with white forehead and underparts; distinctive black axillaries. Critically Endangered; breeds only South East Island, Chatham Islands (few hundred pairs). Threatened by weka predation; intensive management sustains population. Ranges in temperate Pacific.