Northern Fulmar vs Barolo Shearwater

Fulmarus glacialis 对比 Puffinus baroli

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Northern Fulmar Barolo Shearwater
学名 Fulmarus glacialis Puffinus baroli
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
翼展 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
体重 750.0 g (26.46 oz) 164.5 g (5.80 oz)
食性 Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
Barolo Shearwater
翼展
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
Barolo Shearwater
体重
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
Barolo Shearwater 164.5 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Northern Fulmar only

Barolo Shearwater 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

鸣唱

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.

Barolo Shearwater

Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Fulmar

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

Barolo Shearwater

保护状况

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Not Evaluated

Barolo Shearwater

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Fulmar

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Barolo Shearwater

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.

Barolo Shearwater

25–28 cm. Small; dark above, white below with white cheeks. Breeds Macaronesian islands (Canaries, Azores). Ranges in North Atlantic. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Formerly lumped with Little Shearwater; fast direct flight.

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