Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

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Subject:	Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
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Description Plate 264 of Birds of America by John James Audubon depicting Fulmar Petrel.
Date between 1827 and 1838
Source University of Pittsburgh
Author John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:264_Fulmar_Petrel.jpg

The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), fulmar, or Arctic fulmar is a highly abundant sea bird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Though similar in appearance to gulls, fulmars are in fact members of the family Procellariidae, which include petrels and shearwaters.

Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Species: Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms: Procellaria glacialis Linnaeus, 1761

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