South Georgia Island and South Sandwich Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: It is known as a breeding area of this species (Refs. 84934, 91362). Known from South Georgia (Ref. 91362). C: Refs. 84934, 356, 8539, 3974; M: Ref. 91362.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Procellariiformes (Tubenoses) > Diomedeidae ()

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

Others. Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 135 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); common length : 107 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 8.8 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 16.55 cm; tarsus: 15.14 cm; wing: 68.27 cm.

Total Length: 107 to 135 cm (Ref. 8812); with the largest wingspan of any living bird (Ref. 82700). Total annual breeding population is 14,000 pairs or about 100,000 birds. They are known to breed bienially (Ref. 84934). Macquarie population endangered; Australian Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 (Ref. 8812). Increase in mortality is caused by drowning on long-lines (Ref. 84934). Oceanic; predominantly offshore over waters >1000m depth (Ref. 89480). Breeds in loose colonies on grassy headlands and plateaux of oceanic islands. Follows ships (Ref. 91362). Feeds by scavenging and surface seizing (Ref. 89480). They have highly acidic stomachs (<2) pH that allows rapid digestion (Ref. 104317).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (A4bd); Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.5 - 12, mean 4.6 (based on 1528 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=3.38-8.82).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758