Puffinus gravis, Greater shearwater
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Puffinus gravis   (O'Reilly, 1818)

Greater shearwater
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; depth range 0 - 19 m (Ref. 125426).  Tropical; 71°N - 58°S, 82°W - 38°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 53.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 950.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 6.985 cm; tarsus: 5.715 cm; wing: 33.655 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 46 to 53 cm; Wingspan: 100 to 111 cm (Ref. 8812). Pursuit plunging; surface seizing (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cuthbert, R.J. 2005 Breeding biology, chick growth and provisioning of Great shearwaters (Puffinus gravis) at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Emu 105:305-310. (Ref. 80084)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=11.27-31.73).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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