Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
Pélagique. Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 8812); poids max. publié: 1.9 kg (Ref. 356)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
Culmen: 10.4 cm; tarsus: 8.5 cm; wing: 55.5 cm.
Total Length: 86 to 100 cm; Wingspan: 206 to 230 cm (Ref. 8812). Pelagic (Ref. 122680). Found offshore and in tropical oceanic islands (Ref. 356). Colonial breeder, typically in trees and bushes. Gregarious; trails ships (Ref. 91362). Exhibits dipping behavior and piracy (Ref. 356). Adept aerial flier, obtains some of its food by harassing other seabirds until they regurgitate their prey. Feeds over schools of predatory fishes (Ref. 122680).
Schlatter, R.P. and A. Simeone. 1999. (Ref. 5962)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.3 - 21.1, mean 14.1 (based on 581 cells).
Vulnérabilité
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.