Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Procellariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Tropical
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)
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Enticott, J. and D. Tipling. 1997. (Ref. 84934)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.