| Family: |
Diomedeidae () |
| Max. size: |
89 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,016.4 g |
| Environment: |
others; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Tropical to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Culmen: 10.64 cm; tarsus: 8.41 cm; wing: 55.06 cm. |
| Biology: |
Total Length: 79 to 89 cm (Ref. 8812). Breeds biennially from September to October in Southern Ocean islands. World population is estimated at 150,000 birds, or some 25,000 breeding pairs. Current threat is long-line fishing that kills about 4,000 birds per year (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; oceanic (Ref. 356). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4bd) Ref. 123251)
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