Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
Pélagique. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 8812); poids max. publié: 140.00 g (Ref. 356)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
Wing: 28.0 cm.
Total Length: 35 to 38 cm; Wingspan: 73 to 76 cm (Ref. 8812). Found along the coast and continental shelf (Ref. 356). Exclusively marine. Breeds singly or in loose colonies, typically along cliffs (Ref. 91362). Breeding colonies may be found on tropical islands, along beaches and low sea cliffs. Heavily preyed on by rats (Ref. 84934). Exhibits dipping behavior (Ref. 356). Feeds mainly by plunge diving or by dipping the surface while hovering. Diet primarily consists of fish, especially five-horned cowfish, juvenile flyingfish, goatfish, herring, and dolphinfish, but also eats squid, crustaceans, mollusks and insects (marine and terrestrial) (Ref. 122680).
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28.9, mean 26.2 (based on 33 cells).
Vulnérabilité
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.
