Aves | 
Charadriiformes | 
Stercorariidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				.  Tropical; 78°N -   52°S, 180°W -   180°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans.  Tropical to polar.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8812); publicerad maxvikt: 694.00 g (Ref. 356)			
			
			
							
				
				
					
						Culmen: 6.35 cm; tarsus: 5.29 cm; wing: 35.56 cm.					
				
				
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Total Length:  65 to 78 cm; Wingspan:  17 to 20 cm (Ref. 8812).  Length: 56 cm; Wingspan: 124 cm in Ref. 91362. Found in the high Arctic,  with a close affinity with ice (Ref. 356).  Nests in tundras; usual clutch size, 2 eggs (Ref. 97149).  A coastal kleptoparasite.  Exhibits dipping and plunging behavior (Ref. 356).  Known to prey on Brown Lemming (Ref. 97149).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				Harrison, P. 1983 Seabirds an identification guide. Houton Muffin Company 488pp. 1600 painted in full color 324 distribution maps. (Ref. 8812)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans   Life cycleReproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
  PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 5.2 - 29, mean 25.3 (based on 7586 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).