Northern Fulmar vs Antarctic Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis ile kıyaslandığında Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Northern Fulmar Antarctic Petrel
Bilimsel Ad Fulmarus glacialis Thalassoica antarctica
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) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
Ağırlık 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 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
Antarctic Petrel
Kanat Açıklığı
Northern Fulmar 107,0 cm
Antarctic Petrel 59,2 cm
Ağırlık
Northern Fulmar 750,0 g
Antarctic Petrel 658,3333333333334 g

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.

Antarctic Petrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Antarctic Petrel

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Least Concern

Antarctic Petrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Gaga

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Petrel

40–46 cm, wingspan 100–110 cm. Striking chocolate-brown and white pattern; only member of its genus. Breeds solely in Antarctica on cliff ledges; among the most southerly-nesting birds. Feeds on fish and krill beneath pack ice. Returns to colonies in October; one of the most abundant Antarctic seabirds.

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