Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis - Fulmar boréal

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Procellariiformes

  • Family
    :

    Procellariidés

  • Genus
    :

    Fulmarus

  • Species
    :

    glacialis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1761

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 50 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 102 à 112 cm.
  • Weight
    : 700 à 900 g
Longevity

34 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fulmar boréal
adult plum. breeding
Fulmar boréal
adult

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (ne Canada, n Greenland to Franz Josef Land)
  • Fulmarus glacialis auduboni (se Canada, s Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia)
  • Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii (e Siberia, Alaska)

Foreign names

  • Fulmar boréal,
  • Fulmar boreal,
  • pombalete-do-norte,
  • Eissturmvogel,
  • északi sirályhojsza,
  • Noordse Stormvogel,
  • Fulmaro,
  • stormfågel,
  • Havhest,
  • fulmar ľadový,
  • buřňák lední,
  • Mallemuk,
  • myrskylintu,
  • fulmar boreal,
  • Fýll,
  • fulmar (zwyczajny),
  • ķilde,
  • ledni viharnik,
  • Глупыш,
  • フルマカモメ,
  • 暴雪鹱,
  • 北方暴風鸌〔暴風鸌〕,

Voice song and cries

Fulmar boréal
adult

Habitat

Fulmar boréal
adult plum. breeding

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Fulmar boréal
published: - Updated: 15-01-2016
© 1996-2024 Oiseaux.net