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Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis [Linnaeus, 1761]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
BTO Codes:
F. , FULMA
EURING No:
220
Number in Britain:
499 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
glacialis recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
48 cm
Wingspan:
107 cm
Weight:
M: 880 g F: 730 g
Scientific name from:
ON: fulmar =foul gull
and L.: glacialis =icy
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia & n North America, WINTERS: south to w Europe, Japan and s US
Habitat:
Pelagic, breeds on seacliffs and rocky islands
Diet:
Crustaceans, squid, fish, offal, carrion mostly from surface
TitBit:
Found only on St Kilda until the 1900s, the islanders harvested them for a wide range of uses; fulmar oil (vomited over those who disturb the nest) was prized for its supposed medicinal properties
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
499 thousand pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1697
First Breeding Record:
Shetland (first outside St Kilda) 1878
Latest Survey:
Mitchell, P.I. et al. (2004) Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland Poyser, London
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
2.8 to 4.4 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
74 x 51 mm
Egg Weight:
98.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
284
Clutch Size:
1 eggs
Incubation:
52 - 53 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
46 - 51 days
as:
-
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
2403
Adult Survival:
0.972
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
9
years
Typical Lifespan:
44
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
40yr10m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F
Wing Length
Adult:
331.7 ± 13.5
Range
312 - 350 mm, N =351
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
339.5 ± 10.5
320 - 357 mm, N =72
Female:
330.1 ± 7.9
319 - 342 mm, N =37
Weight
Adult:
772.4 ± 126.2
Range
595.0 - 970.0 g , N =197
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Northern Fulmar
Gaelic:
Eun-crom
Welsh:
Aderyn-Drycin y Graig
Danish:
Mallemuk
Dutch:
Noordse stormvogel
Finnish:
Myrskylintu
French:
Pétrel fulmar
German:
Eissturmvogel
Hungarian:
Sirhályhojsza
Icelandic:
Fýll
Irish:
Fulmaire
Italian:
Fulmaro
Norwegian:
Havhest
Polish:
Fulmar
Portuguese:
Fulmar-glacial
Spanish:
Fulmar
Swedish:
Stormfĺgel
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Fisher, J. 1984 The fulmar Collins, London
[598.445 FIS]
Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford
[598.44 BRO]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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