Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Diomedeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 120208). Subtropical; 26°S - 45°S, 14°E - 106°E
Western Indian Ocean and the Antarctic: Amsterdam Island. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 115 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 8.0 kg (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 14.381 cm; tarsus: 11.333 cm; wing: 64.0 cm.
Known to breed on central plateau 500 to 600 meters. Total population is 70 birds or 15 to 19 pairs, where only 10 breed annually (Ref. 84934). Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Minimum and maximum depth ranges are based on behavior of species of the same genus (Ref. 120208). This will be replaced with better references. Scavenging; surface seizing; offshore, pelagic (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Price category
Unknown.