Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis(Linnaeus, C, 1761)
English (US) Northern Fulmar
The Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Fulmarus glacialis
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Fulmar
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1761)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Fulmarus glacialis glacialis
- Fulmarus glacialis auduboni
- Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria glacialis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1761)
- Type locality
- Within the Arctic Circle.
- Original description
- Fauna svecica, sistens animalia Sveciæ regni mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes. Editio altera p.51
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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