Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

NOFU

Code 6

FULGLA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: White
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 48 cm (19 in)
Weight: 567-623 g (20-22 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White, Gray
Underparts: Gray and white
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Flap and glide flight on bowed wings with bursts of stiff wing beats alternating with periods of effortless banking and gliding.
Wingspan Range: 107 cm (42 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Yellow

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