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Pterodroma hypoleuca   (Salvin, 1888)

Bonin petrel
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Midway Islands 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: The population on this island is being devastated by rats (Ref. 84934). C: Ref. 84934.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Boninstormvogel, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Procellariiformes (Tubenoses) > Procellariidae ()

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

Others.   Tropical

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Pacific Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 240.00 g (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Wingspan: 63 to 71 cm (Ref. 8812). Generally forages far offshore and feeds by seizing prey while sitting on the water or while hovering. Usually forages alone, but may join mixed species flocks. Unlike most of its congeners, it feeds mostly on fish, mainly lantern fishes (Myctophidae) and hatchetfishes (Sternoptychidae), although squid (Ommastrephidae) are also important (Ref. 122680).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Enticott, J. and D. Tipling. 1997. (Ref. 84934)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.