Northern fulmar: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern fulmar lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Fulmarus glacialis
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Procellariidae

Where does the northern fulmar live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern fulmar in 22 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern fulmar endangered?

The northern fulmar’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern fulmar?

The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Procellariidae, genus Fulmarus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern fulmar

The northern fulmar, Arctic fulmar, or simply fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is an abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. There has been one confirmed sighting in the Southern Hemisphere, with a single bird seen south of New Zealand. Fulmars come in one of two colour morphs; a light one in temperate populations, with white head and body and grey wings and tail, and a dark one in arctic populations, which is uniformly grey; intermediate birds are common. Though similar in appearance to gulls, fulmars are in fact members of the family Procellariidae, which includes petrels and shearwaters.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern fulmar (revision 1369028503), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26896 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).