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Fulmar - Wikipedia The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) or just fulmar lives in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, whereas the southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) is, as its name implies, a bird of the Southern Oceans These birds look superficially like gulls, but are not closely related, but are petrels
Northern Fulmar Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology The gray-and-white Northern Fulmar looks like a gull, but its stiff-winged flight and swift glides, not to mention the nostril tubes on its bill, mark it as a relative of petrels and albatrosses These stout-bodied seabirds are abundant in the bitterly cold northern Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, where they feed over deep waters
Northern Fulmar | Audubon Field Guide Patterned somewhat like a gull but very different in flight behavior, the fulmar flies fast with quick wingbeats and stiff-winged glides, wheeling effortlessly in strong winds, often swinging up in high arcs over the waves
Fulmar | Seabird, Oceanic, Petrel | Britannica fulmar, any of several species of gull-like oceanic birds of the family Procellariidae (order Procellariiformes), which also includes the petrels and the shearwaters The name fulmar refers especially to the two species of the genus Fulmarus
Fulmar | Facts, pictures more about Fulmar - Oceanwide Expeditions The name “Fulmar” comes from two Old Norse words - fúll meaning “foul” and már which means “gull ” This refers to the awful-smelling stomach oil Although Fulmars looks like gulls they are actually related to petrels Fulmars were first described by Scottish naturalist Andrew Smith in 1840
Fulmar Facts: Identification, Diet, Migration Info etc. - Binocular Base A young Fulmar spends about 4-5 years at sea before it starts breeding They lay their eggs directly on the bare rock or in shallow depressions Fulmars can desalinate their bodies, thanks to a special gland They are known to live exceptionally long lives for birds, with some reaching over 40 years old
Fulmar Bird Facts | Fulmarus Glacialis The Fulmar flies low over the sea on stiff wings, with shallow wingbeats, gliding and turning to show its white underparts then grey upperparts At its breeding sites, it will fly high up the cliff face, riding the updraughts
Fulmar | BTO The last 250 years have seen a remarkable expansion in Fulmar populations and the colonisation of suitable sites around Iceland, Britain, Ireland, northwest France and sections of the Norwegian coast
Northern fulmar - Wikipedia The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), fulmar, [2] or Arctic fulmar[3] is an abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans
Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) Information | Earth Life The Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar, or Arctic Fulmar live in the North Atlantic and North Pacific These fulmars look superficially like gulls, but are unrelated, and are petrels