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

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,
stormfågel,
北方暴風鸌〔暴風鸌〕,

Voice song and cries

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pause

Habitat

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