Northern Fulmar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRodgers' Fulmar, Atlantic Fulmar, Pacific Fulmar, Slender-billed Fulmar, Fulmar, Arctic Fulmar, Fulmar Petrel
Old latin name for birdProcellaria glacialis
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae
GenusFulmarus
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionis. and coasts of North Atlantic, bays between Arctic and North Atlantic, and North Pacific including Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea
Non breeding regionto coasts of nw Pacific s to Japan, ne Pacific s to Baja California (nw Mexico), w Atlantic s to North Carolina, e Atlantic s to France

Northern Fulmar bird sounds *

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    Female, male, © Timo Janhonen
    United Kingdom
  • 2.
    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Iceland
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Iceland
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    Breeding calls, © Fraser Simpson
    United Kingdom
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Iceland
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Iceland
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    Call, © Ruud van Beusekom
    Iceland
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    Call, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Fulmarus glacialis audubonise Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador, w, s Greenland and Iceland to w, n Europe and Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)-No
Fulmarus glacialis glacialisne Canada from Baffin Bay and associated straits, n Greenland to Svalbard (n of Norway) and Franz Josef Land (n of Novaya Zemlya, nw Russia)to North Carolina (Gulf Stream, wc Atlantic) and Bay of Biscay (off Spain, ne Atlantic)No
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersiiKuril Is., Commander Is. and Bering Sea coast n to Chukchi Sea (e Russia), Pribilof and Aleutian is., se Alaska and British Columbian Pacific, Chuckchi and Beaufort Seas to coastal waters of e Japan and w coast of Baja California (nw Mexico)No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianStuhithyesi verior
Azerbaijaniağılsız
BasqueFulmar, Fulmarra
BelarusianГлупыш
BretonKaramell an norzh, Malamok, Ar garamellenn
BulgarianПолярен буревестник, Северен фулмар
Catalanfulmar boreal, Fulmar
Chinese[bei-fang bai-fu xue-niao], 暴雪鹱, [bao-xue hu], 暴风鹱, [bao-feng hu], 北方白腹穴鸟
Chinese (Traditional)北方暴風鸌〔暴風鸌〕, 北方白腹穴鳥, 暴雪鸌, 暴風鸌
Chuvashглупыш
CornishGwylan an garrek
Croatianburnjak, Sjeverni zovoj
Czechbuøòák lední, buřňák lední, Burnák lední
DanishMallemuk
DutchNoordse Stormvogel, Noorse Stormvogel
EsperantoFulmaro, Norda fulmaro
Estonianjää-tormilind
FaroeseHavhestur, Náti
FinnishMyrskulintu, myrskylintu
FrenchFulmar boréal, Fulmar, Pétrel glacial, Pétrel fulmar, Fulmar glacial
FrisianMallemok
GalicianFulmar boreal, Fulmar
GermanEissturmvogel
GreekΘυελλoπoύλι, Θυελλοπούλι, Θυελλοπούλι (του Ατλαντικού)
Hebrewסערון שחפי, יסעור שחפי
HungarianSirályhojsza, északi sirályhojsza, Sirhályhojsza
IcelandicFýll
InuktitutQaqulluk, Qaqudluk
IrishFulmaire
ItalianProcellaria cenerina, Fulmaro artico, Fulmaro, Fulmaro boreale
Japaneseギンフルマカモメ, フルマカモメ
Kazakhполяр фульмары
Latvianķilde
LithuanianŠiaurinis kvailelis, šiaurinis fulmaras
LuxembourgishÄisstuurmvull
MacedonianСеверен фулмар
ManxEean Croymmagh, Foillan Albinagh, Fulmyr
Northern SamiBummálas, Bupmálas
NorwegianSørhavhest, Stormfugl, havhest, Havhest
Norwegian NynorskHavhest
Polishfulmar (zwyczajny), Fulmar zwyczajny, fulmar
PortugueseFulmar, fulmar glacial, Fulmar-glacial, fulmar-boreal, pombalete-do-norte, pombalete
RomanianFurtunar de gheţuri
RussianГлупыш, Glupysh, Северный глупыш
SerbianBurnjak
Slovakfulmar ľadový
Slovenianledni viharnik
SpanishFulmar Norteño, Fulmar, Fulmar boreal
Swedishstormfågel
Tatarаңгыра кош
TurkishKuzey fulmarı, Kutup Fırtınakuşu
Ukrainianбуревісник кочівний, Полярний буревісник
Uzbekглупиш
WelshAderyn drycin y graig, Gwylan y graig, Ffwlmar, Aderyn-drycin y graig