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Southern Fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialoides)
: "Antarctic Fulmar", "Silver-grey Fulmar"
Size: 45-50 cm; wing span 1.1-1.2 m
Weight: 795 g (male), 740 g (female) [averages]
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Physical description |
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Southern Fulmars are medium-sized seabirds.
The head is white.
Their front (underparts) is all-white, except for black
tips on the primaries and narrow black edge lining
on the outside of the primaries.
The back (upperparts) is mostly grey (mantle, rump, uppertail,
wing coverts). Only the flight feathers are black, with
white edges on the primaries.
The irises are dark. The bill is yellowish, with a black tip.
The single nose tube on top of the upper mandible is
yellowish-grey. The feet do not protrude beyond the tip of
the tail.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See Southern
Fulmar at Wikipedia  .
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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and range
The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and
specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found,
based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to
ebird.org
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The global distribution of the Southern Fulmar is available
HERE
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Southern Fulmars have a circumpolar distribution around the South
pole. They are usually found on islands in the Southern Ocean
and along the edge of the Antarctic continent. When not breeding
they extend their range to about -40 degrees latitude, thus
reaching Tasmania, New Zealand and South America (sometimes also
South Africa, at -30 degrees latitude).
Southern Fulmars breed on sub-antarctic islands (most prominently the
South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands,
Bouvet Island, and Peter I Island) and along the coast of
Antarctica. During the rest of the year they spend most of their
time above the
open ocean. Occasionally, they also appear in Tasmania and
on the South coast of the Australian continent, mostly in VIC.
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Sightings |
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M. Mearns reports spotting Southern Fulmars above the Southern Ocean,
between Australia and Antarctica, in January 2005.
All sighting and photographic information presented on this page has
kindly been contributed by M. Mearns.
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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Near-lateral view of a Southern Fulmar in flight (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Southern Ocean, January 2005]
Near-lateral view of a Southern Fulmar in flight (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Southern Ocean, January 2005]
Lateral view of a Southern Fulmar in flight (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Southern Ocean, January 2005]
These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our
contributors.
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please refer to a field guide.
Breeding
Nest
Eggs
Behaviour
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