Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Laridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Temperate
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 64.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 863.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 4.26 cm; tarsus: 6.35 cm; wing: 41.2 cm.
Total Length: 58 to 64 cm; Wingspan: 125 to 130 cm (Ref. 8812). Found on beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). Dipping; surface plunging; coastal (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 11.7, mean 8.9 (based on 331 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.