Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Hydrobatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical; 25°N - 13°S (Ref. 96995)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 40.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 1.52 cm; tarsus: 2.41 cm; wing: 15.77 cm.
Total Length: 19 to 21 cm; Wingspan: 42 to 45 cm (Ref. 8812). Highly pelagic. Forages alone or with conspecifics, feeding while sitting on the water or by dipping prey while flapping just above the ocean surface, often pattering water with feet. Diet mainly consists of small fish, squid, and some crustaceans(Ref. 122680).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lepage, D. 2007 Avibase -the World Bird Database. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp [accessed 09/07/2007]. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (11 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
