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Northern fulmar

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The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), also called the Arctic fulmar, is an abundant seabird of the subarctic North Atlantic and North Pacific, with a single confirmed sighting south of New Zealand. Though it resembles a gull, it belongs to the family Procellariidae alongside petrels and shearwaters, sharing traits such as tubed nostrils called naricorns, a bill split into plates, stomach oil production and a salt gland above the nasal passage. It occurs in a light color morph with a white head and body in temperate populations and a darker uniformly grey morph in arctic populations, with intermediates common, and is assessed as Least Concern, with a global population estimated at 15 to 30 million mature individuals. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Fulmarus glacialis 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Northern fulmar (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26896 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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2. Northern fulmar (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
grey morph in arctic populations, with intermediates common, and is assessed as Least Concern, with a global population estimated at 15 to 30 million mature individuals.
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