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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: This species is known as a common visitor in the area.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Goodman, S.M. and R.W. Storer, 1987
National Database:

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Gaviotín boreal, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Laridae ()

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

; rango de profundidad 0 - 2 m (Ref. 119695). Tropical; 72°N - 53°S, 159°W - 179°E (Ref. 124582)

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Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 8812); peso máximo publicado: 120.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfología

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).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; 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): 5 - 29, mean 25 (based on 5782 cells).

Resiliencia (Ref. 69278) Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=20.3-67.09).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758