Aves |
Charadriiformes |
Laridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Temperate
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 64.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 863.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 4.26 cm; tarsus: 6.35 cm; wing: 41.2 cm.
Total Length: 58 to 64 cm; Wingspan: 125 to 130 cm (Ref. 8812). Found on beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). Dipping; surface plunging; coastal (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Ref. 356)
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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Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
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): 6.3 - 11.7, mean 8.9 (based on 331 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
