Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Alcidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; depth range 0 - 59 m (Ref. 62201). Subtropical; 70°N - 32°N, 127°E - 117°W (Ref. 125423)
Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. From Alaska, Chukchi and Bering Sea, south to Aleutian Islands, east to California, USA and Canada and west to Japan and Russia. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. published weight: 779.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 5.84 cm; tarsus: 3.61 cm; wing: 20.055 cm.
A large alcid, about 40 cm in length.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gjerdrum, C. 2004. (Ref. 80101)
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.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.2 - 9.7, mean 4.3 (based on 370 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=18.83-42.19).
Price category
Unknown.