Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Alcidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 61676). Temperate; 69°N - 37°N, 135°E - 149°W (Ref. 125423)
Northern Pacific and the Arctic: Alaska, Kuril Island, Russia and Canada. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 264.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 1.6 mm.; tarsus: 2.85 cm.; wing: 17.145 cm.
Pursuit diving; open ocean in deep water (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lepage, D. 2007 Avibase -the World Bird Database. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp [accessed 09/07/2007]. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=46.56-49.81) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (13 of 100). |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |