Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

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Brief #

Grey and white with a pale yellow, thick bill and bluish legs.

Synonyms #

  • Fulmar boreal (Spanish)
  • Fulmar (Galician)

Red List Status #

The Northern Fulmar is unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
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Description #

This species is gray and white with a pale yellow, thick bill and bluish legs. However, there are both a light morph and dark, or "blue," morph; in the Pacific Ocean there is an intermediate morph as well. Only the dark morph has more than dark edges on the underneath but they all have pale inner primaries on the top of the wings. The Pacific morph has a darker tail than the Atlantic morph.

Measurements #

Length: 45 - 50 cm
Wingspan: 1 - 1.2 m
Weight: 0.61 - 1 kg

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