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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Eriksen, J. and R. Victor, 2013
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Fairly common passage migrant, mostly in autumn. Usually in small numbers at Ras Al Khabbah (Ref. 129478). C: Ref. 129478.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eriksen, J. and R. Victor, 2013
National Database:

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

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Stercorariidae ()

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

Others. Subtropical; 82°N - 61°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 67.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 465.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.2 cm; tarsus: 4.6 cm; wing: 32.0 cm.

Total Length: 46 to 67 cm; Wingspan: 96 to 114 cm (Ref. 8812). Length: 45 cm; Wingspan: 117 cm in Ref. 91362. A coastal species, <50 km offshore (Ref. 356). Exhibits plunging behavior. Kleptoparasitic (Ref. 356). Piratical. Breeds singly or in loose colonies (Ref. 91362).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.4 - 27.7, mean 12.9 (based on 5605 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)