Fulmar

The Northern Fulmar , Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar, lives in the north Atlantic and north Pacific. These fulmars look superficially like gulls, but are unrelated, and are in fact petrels.

The Fulmar is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The fulmar feeds on fish, squid, crustaceans, and ships' refuse. It comes to land only to breed. The female lays one white egg in a shallow depression on a rocky cliff. The fulmar's range extends from the Arctic Ocean south to Newfoundland and the British Isles. Some fulmars winter off the coast of New Jersey. The fulmar is Fulmarus glacialis of the shearwater family, Procellariidae. More

Fulmarus glacialis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Status: Fairly common pelagic. Listen: Source of Bird Audio General Description - North American RangeThe Northern Fulmar is similar in appearance to a gull but stockier, with a thick neck, and more rounded wings and tail. More

Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Other Names Trends & Distribution Breeding & Survival Biometrics Books & Links Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae BTO Codes: F. More

fulmar pronunciation /ˈfʊl mər/ Show Spelled Show IPA –nounany of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, esp. Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species. Use fulmar in a SentenceSee images of fulmarSearch fulmar on the Web - Origin: 1690–1700; orig. dial. (Hebrides) < Icel fūl stinking, foul + mār gull (with reference to its stench) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010. More

Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialodes Southern Fulmar †Fulmarus miocaenus †Fulmarus hammeri Fulmars are seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family consists of two extant species that are living and two that are extinct. More

Fulmaris glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) Sub-species Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) Fulmarus glacialis auduboni Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii Distribution of the Northern Fulmar. Breeding=yellow, wintering range=blue The Northern Fulmar , Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar, or Arctic Fulmar lives in the north Atlantic and north Pacific. These fulmars look superficially like gulls, but are unrelated, and are in fact petrels. More

fulmar (fŭl`mər): see shearwater shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on unfrozen saltwaters all over the world, with 35 species in North America. ..... Click the link for more information. ; petrel petrel (pĕ`trəl), common name given various oceanic birds belonging, like the albatross and the shearwater, to the order known ..... Click the link for more information. . More

Fulmars resemble gulls in appearance and also in scavenging habits. Flying like Shearwaters, Fulmars are typically found far at sea. They nest on high sea cliffs and lay 1 egg. The northern fulmar breeds on islands and coastal cliffs in the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The southern, or Antarctic, fulmar breeds on the Antarctic mainland and sub Antarctic islands. More

Fulmarus glacialis Order: PROCELLARIIFORMESFamily: Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae) Northern Fulmar Dark Morph Portrait Copyright 2002-2007 Whatbird.comClick here for licensing information Splitbar Related Birds Lesser Black-backed Gull Sooty Shearwater Flesh-footed Shearwater Murphy's Petrel Herald Petrel General Northern Fulmar Light Morph: The light morph Northern Fulmar has gray upperparts and white underparts, head, neck, and tail. More

FULMAR, from the Gaelic Fulmaire, the Fulmarus glacialis of modern ornithologists, one of the largest of the petrels (Procellariidae) of the northern hemisphere, being about the size of the common gull (Larus canus) and not unlike it in general coloration, except thatits primaries are grey instead of black. This bird, which ranges over the North Atlantic, is seldom seen on the European side below lat. 53° N., but on the American side comes habitually to lat. 45°or even lower. More

Fulmarus glacialis ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES FAMILY: PROCELLARIIDAE IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern * Similar Species * Related Species * Go to: Northern Fulmar Photo © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology A gull-like relative of albatrosses and shearwaters, the Northern Fulmar is a bird of the northern oceans. More

The northern fulmar (Fulmaris glacialis) ranges from temperate to Arctic waters, and the southern fulmar (F. glacialoides) from temperate to Antarctic waters. The much larger giant fulmar, or giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), is 3 ft (90 cm) long and has a wingspan of more than 6.5 ft (200 cm). It nests around the Antarctic Circle. Fulmars eat almost anything; their natural foods are small fish, squid, and crustaceans, but they often take ships' garbage and will come ashore for carrion. More

The Fulmar was a two-stage British elevator research rocket. The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aero Jet, consisted of a Heron starting stage with 107 kN thrust and a Snipe upper stage with 16.7 kN thrust. The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres. It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres. The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andoya; the last launch, on March 19, 1979, failed. More

Southern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoidesFulmars are seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family consists of two extant species that are living and two that are extinct. Description The two Fulmars are closely related seabirds occupying the same niche in different oceans. * The Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, or just Fulmar lives in the north Atlantic and north Pacific, whereas * the Southern Fulmar, F. More

Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

Fulmars fly low over the waves of the open ocean, thus resembling their narrower-winged relatives, the shearwaters. Fulmars will eat almost anything; their natural foods are small fish, squid, and crustaceans; but they often take ships’ garbage and will come ashore for carrion. The northern fulmar, or fulmar petrel (F. More

Northern fulmars travel down to Californian waters to feed on squid, jellies and small offshore fish, but also to avoid the atrocious winter weather in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. Often mistaken for gulls, fulmars are in fact relatives of the albatross and petrels. Fulmars are a bit stockier than gulls, with thick necks and short yellow bills. With more than a 40” wingspan, they come in a variety of morphs from gray to brown to almost completely white. More

Fulmar Group is now part of CPI, one of Europe’s leading print groups with a turnover of in excess of £400m. CPI’s principal operation is the production of mono books and it’s principal operations are in France, Germany and the UK. To learn more about our book operations in the UK, including Bookmarque and White Quill, please click on the CPI Books. More

Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulman Photo bySteve Mirick Photo by Steve Mirick and used with his permission. Photo remains the property of the photographer. Other Names Arctic Fulmar, or sometimes just Fulmar. Face on photo by Jim Wallius shows the tube on the top of the beak that houses the nostrils. More

Fulmarus glacialis Family Petrels and shearwaters (Procellariidae) Overview Almost gull-like, this grey and white seabird is related to the albatrosses. It flies low over the sea on stiff wings, with shallow wingbeats, gliding and banking to show its white underparts then grey upperparts. At its breeding sites it will fly high up the cliff face, riding the updraughts. They will feed in flocks out at sea. More

The R/V Fulmar was built by All American Marine of Bellingham, Washington based on the design for the highly successful R/V Shearwater working at the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in Southern California. The R/V Fulmar is a Teknicraft hydrofoil-assisted, aluminum-hulled catamaran that was designed specifically to handle the wave states and conditions found in this region. More

fulmarfulmar - heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regionsfulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialispetrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from landFulmarus, genus Fulmarus - fulmars Translationsfulmarn → Eissturmvogel mfulmar n → procellaria dei ghiacci - fulmar n → procellaria dei ghiacci How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for More

fulmar definition Hear it! = fulmar definition ful·mar (fo̵ol′mər) noun any of various tubenose birds (family Procellariidae); esp., a gray sea bird (Fulmarus glacialis) common in arctic regions Origin: ON < fūll, foul, unpleasant + mār, sea gull ful·mar (fo͝olˈmər, -märˌ) noun 1. More

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Fulmar wreck in the Southern North Sea Download als pdf-file (255 KB) 12 October 2004 Mass mortality Fulmars 2004 - continued - Download as pdf-file (255 KB) 14 March 2004 Fulmar wreck in the Southern North Sea J.A. More