Aves |
Ciconiiformes |
Charadriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; brackish. Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Northeast Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94965)
Coastal shorebird. Feeds on mudflats with foraging rate influenced by tide levels. Migration route across the North Australian Basin to Indonesia; some continuing across the Bay of Bengal northward to breeding grounds (Ref. 87784). Outside of the breeding season, species is often found on intertidal mudflats, salt marshes, sandflats, beaches, bays and estuaries (Ref. 107886).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Brooke, M. de L., I. Hepburn and R.J. Travelyan 2004 Henderson Island world heritage site. Management Plan 2004-2009. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London. 47 p. (Ref. 87921)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.1 - 29.1, mean 16.7 (based on 4003 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
