Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Diomedeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Subtropical
Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to Polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 11.11 cm; tarsus: 8.07 cm; wing: 51.83 cm.
Total Length: 84 to 89 cm (Ref. 8812). Breeds bienially in July and August on sub-antarctic islands (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; open ocean (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch 2005 Feeding habits of seabirds and marine mammals of the Kerguelen Archipelago. pp. 31-36 In Palomares, M.L.D., Pruvost, P., Pitcher, T.J., Pauly, D. (eds.) Modeling Antarctic marine ecosystems. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 13(7). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Ref. 89128)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
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More information
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
High vulnerability (56 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
