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ML201864781 IBC 1503199
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Borgarfjördur Eystri (65.5277, -13.8175)
Austurland, Iceland
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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- Tags
- Nest
Media notes
A Northern Fulmar grooming its chick on the nest. Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) are large petrels – and are the only petrel species in the Atlantic Arctic. The name Fulmar comes from Old Norse and means “Foul Gull” – an allusion to its habit of spraying its noxious stomach oil as a defence against predators. A pair of Fulmars were nesting on a low cliff at Borgarfjörður Eystri in eastern Iceland. One of the adults is seen here grooming the single large chick on the nest. Elevation: 8 m. Date added to IBC: July 2, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Fulmarus glacialis glacialis.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 39.17 MB