Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the northern fulmar, F. glacialis, it belongs to the fulmar genus Fulmarus in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels. It is also known as the Antarctic fulmar or silver-grey fulmar.
It is largely pale grey above and white below with a distinctive white patch on the wing.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Circumpolar in Antarctic, breeding islets and coast of Antarctica; ranges southern oceans from pack-ice to Humboldt Current off Chile and Peru.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Southern fulmar
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
