Aves |
Pelecaniformes |
Phaethontidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical; 39°N - 38°S (Ref. 96995)
Indo-Pacific and Southern Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 850.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 6.24 cm; tarsus: 2.82 cm; wing: 21.87 cm.
Total Length: 30 to 35 cm; Wingspan: 104 cm (Ref. 8812). Length: 78 cm; Wingspan: 107 cm (Ref. 91362). Found <500 km offshore (Ref. 356). Generally pelagic during non-breeding season. Loosely colonial. Solitary at sea (Ref. 96995). Sometimes trail ships (Ref. 91362). Usually forages alone, but occasional with other species, most often far from land (Ref. 122680). Exhibits deep-diving plunge (Ref. 356). Main diet includes flyingfish, but also takes squid, mackerel scads, dolphinfish, truncated sunfish and balloonfish (Ref. 122680).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Annual breeding cycle.
Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
