Listen to the northern fulmar
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About the northern fulmar
The northern fulmar is a bird in the family Procellariidae (order Procellariiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 107 cm.
What does the northern fulmar sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The northern fulmar, Arctic fulmar, or simply fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is an abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. There has been one confirmed sighting in the Southern Hemisphere, with a single bird seen south of New Zealand. Fulmars come in one of two colour morphs; a light one in temperate populations, with white head and body and grey wings and tail, and a dark one in arctic populations, which is uniformly grey; intermediate birds are common. Though similar in appearance to gulls, fulmars are in fact members of the family Procellariidae, which includes petrels and shearwaters.
More from the family Procellariidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern fulmar sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the northern fulmar on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the northern fulmar endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern fulmar as “least concern”.
What family does the northern fulmar belong to?
The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources & credits
- Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (W1CDR0001409 BD2) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26896 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern fulmar – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0