Thalassoica antarctica   (Gmelin, 1789)

Antarctic petrel
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Endemic to Antarctica. Found to stray north to the southern parts of South America, South Africa, Australia and southern Pacific islands (e.g., New Zealand).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 695.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Wing: 31.15 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 40 to 46 cm; Wingspan: 101 to 104 cm (Ref. 8812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

van Franeker, J.A., M. Gavrilo, F. Mehlum, R.R. Veit and E.J. Woehler. 1999. (Ref. 4800)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=16.61-44.33).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.