Oceanodroma leucorhoa   (Vieillot, 1818)

Leach's storm petrel
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Procellariiformes | Hydrobatidae

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

Others.  Tropical; 70°N - 43°S, 140°E - 27°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 50.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.63 cm; tarsus: 2.5 cm; wing: 15.4 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 19 to 22 cm; Wingspan: 45 to 48 cm (Ref. 8812).

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

Birds breed when they reach 3 years of age; although some adults do not return in the breeding colony annually, i.e., those who were able to breed successfully in the previous year do not breed the following year.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.7 - 26.1, mean 10.1 (based on 2430 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=11.88-29.43).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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