| Family: |
Stercorariidae () |
| Max. size: |
78 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 694.0 g |
| Environment: |
others; marine |
| Distribution: |
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans. Tropical to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Culmen: 6.35 cm; tarsus: 5.29 cm; wing: 35.56 cm. |
| Biology: |
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). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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