Aves | 
Charadriiformes | 
Stercorariidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range				
				
					पारिस्थितिकी				
				
			
			
				.  Tropical; 78°N -   52°S, 180°W -   180°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans.  Tropical to polar.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
			
			
				परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 8812); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 694.00 g (संदर्भ 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				
					परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				Harrison, P. 1983 Seabirds an identification guide. Houton Muffin Company 488pp. 1600 painted in full color 324 distribution maps. (संदर्भ 8812)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (संदर्भ 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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साधन
			
			
			
			
				
					अधिक जानकारी				
				
					 Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionबहुतायत   Life cycleपुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
Fecundity
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
  PhysiologyOxygen consumption
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
				इंटरनेट स्रोत
			
			
			
			
			
				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).