Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 0 - 2 m (Ref. 119695). Tropical; 72°N - 53°S, 159°W - 179°E (Ref. 124582)
Worldwide.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 8812); poids max. publié: 120.00 g (Ref. 356)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
Culmen: 3.754 cm; tarsus: 2.079 cm; wing: 27.96 cm.
Total Length: 32 to 38 cm; Wingspan: 79 to 81 cm (Ref. 8812). A coastal species (Ref. 356), found in the beach, shoreline, islands and pelagic zone (Ref. 116102). Primarily forages inshore. In the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland and northern England, they are known to partially feed on the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus. Breeding pairs share incubation and chick-rearing duties in nesting colonies (Ref. 95711). Displays dipping behavior (Ref. 356). They surface-feed by scooping prey from the water and carry it in their bills. Adults feed their chicks with regurgitated food (Ref. 95711).
Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
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Outils
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5 - 29, mean 25 (based on 5782 cells).
Résilience
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=20.3-67.09).
Vulnérabilité
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.
