Northern Fulmar vs Herald Petrel
Fulmarus glacialis ile kıyaslandığında Pterodroma heraldica
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Özellik | Northern Fulmar | Herald Petrel |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Fulmarus glacialis | Pterodroma heraldica |
| Takım | Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes |
| Familya | Procellariidae | Procellariidae |
| Koruma Durumu | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Uzunluk | 47,0 cm (18.5 in) | — |
| Kanat Açıklığı | 107,0 cm (42.1 in) | 56,2 cm (22.1 in) |
| Ağırlık | 750,0 g (26.46 oz) | 278,5 g (9.82 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
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.
Herald Petrel
Geographic Range & Migration
Northern Fulmar
North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.
Herald Petrel
Koruma Durumu
Northern Fulmar
Herald 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
Herald 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.
Herald Petrel
37 cm. Polymorphic petrel; pale morph has white underparts with dark M-mark and partial collar; dark morph sooty brown. Breeds widely across central and south Pacific islands. Ranges in tropical Pacific; feeds on squid and fish. Closely related to Kermadec Petrel.