Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Laridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Tropical; 27°N - 36°S, 89°W - 125°E
Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific: From Belize and north to Oman, south to Madagascar and east to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934)
Total length is 32 cm while wing span is 60 cm (Ref. 84934). This species have allopatric distributions (Ref. 87784). Breeds colonially in trees and occasionally in bushes (Ref. 84934).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry and S. Keith 1986 The birds of Africa, Volume II: game birds to pigeons. Academic Press, London. 568 p. (Ref. 7818)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
