Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Laridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; freshwater. Tropical; 82°N - 27°N, 85°W - 62°E (Ref. 124582)
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic: Belize, Newfoundland, Egypt and Russia. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 79.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.5 kg (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 6.48 cm; tarsus: 8.04 cm; wing: 48.1 cm.
Total Length: 71 to 79 cm; Wingspan: 152 to 167 cm (Ref. 8812).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.5 - 11.9, mean 7.3 (based on 1006 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.