Diomedeidae () |
max.weight: 3,552.6 g |
others; marine |
Antarctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Tropical to polar. |
Culmen: 11.24 cm; tarsus: 8.65 cm; wing: 51.96 cm. |
Mortality of mostly adult birds, due to long-line fishing (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; oceanic (Ref. 356). |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4bd) Ref. 123251)
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Known to be endemic to the Subantarctic zone and fjords of Chile, as residents (Ref. 5962). There were 20,000 birds reported in 1981, with a subsequent decrease through the years (Ref. 84934). C: Refs. 5962, 84934; M: Ref. 7816; O: Refs. 7816, 84934. |
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