Northern Fulmar

Photos copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy • Iceland • May 2011

Bird name: Northern Fulmar
Latin: Fulmarus glacialis
Other: Fulmar • Fulmar boréal (Fr) • Eissturmvogel (De) • Noordse stormvogel (Nl) • Stormfågel (Sv)
Family: Procellariidae • Petrels, Fulmars
Range: Iceland, Northern Europe, north Pacific, Arctic Circle.
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Thanks again to Alexia for this beautiful shot of a Fulmar near the Reykjanes Peninsular in Iceland.

Despite appearances, Fulmars are unrelated to gulls, but are in the tubenose or petrel group, which is largely pelagic, and characterised by a naricorn, or nasal passage attached above the bill.More photos...