| Family: |
Hydrobatidae () |
| Max. size: |
19 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 38.0 g |
| Environment: |
others; marine |
| Distribution: |
Antarctic, Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Culmen: 1.24 cm; tarsus: 3.54 cm; wing: 14.27 cm. |
| Biology: |
Total Length: 15 to 19 cm; Wingspan: 38 to 42 cm (Ref. 8812). Population is affected by some predation, krill exploitation, and breeding success due to snow blocking burrows (Ref. 84934). Inhabits open ocean (Ref. 81748); found over seas and along shores (Ref. 83946). Exhibits dipping and pattering (Ref. 81748). Skips and hops over water surface while feeding. A colonial breeder. Typically gregarious at sea. Often trail ships (Ref. 91362). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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