Norfolk Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 89276.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holdaway, R.N., T.H. Worthy and A.J.D. Tennyson, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gaviotín albo, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Laridae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 33.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 8812); Peso massimo pubblicato: 160.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfologia

Culmen: 3.2 cm; tarsus: 1.44 cm; wing: 25.2 cm.

Total Length: 28 to 33 cm; Wingspan: 70 to 87 cm (Ref. 8812). Coastal (Ref. 356). Exclusively marine. Breeds at many tropical and subtropical oceanic islands (Ref. 91362). Solitary breeder; uniquely, lays a single egg on tree branch without any nest. Inquisitive; hovers around nest site in presence of human intruders (Ref. 91362). Exhibits dipping behavior (Ref. 356) or surface diving (Ref. 122680). Feeds mainly on fish (Refs. 81748, 122680) driven to the surface by large, predatory fish (Ref. 122680). Diet consists mostly of juvenile goatfish and flying fish (Ref. 122680).

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Stiles, F.G. 1984. (Ref. 5856)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 August 2022

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

| FishSource |

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Ecosystems
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Fecundity
Uova
Egg development

Age/Size
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Morfologia
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Bibliografia
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1736 cells).

Resilienza (Ref. 69278) Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=27.09).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)