BirdUp · Species
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides(Smith, A, 1840)
Updated
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Fulmarus
At a glance
The Southern Fulmar is a large bird, about 45–50 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 45–50 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Southern Fulmar look like?
The Southern Fulmar is a large bird, about 45–50 cm long and weighing 720–1030 g.
The southern fulmar is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the northern fulmar, F. glacialis, it belongs to the fulmar genus Fulmarus in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels. It is also known as the Antarctic fulmar or silver-grey fulmar.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Southern Fulmar?
The Southern Fulmar is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Southern Fulmar eat?
The Southern Fulmar feeds on carrion and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks or alone.
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