Pterodroma leucoptera, Gould's petrel

Pterodroma leucoptera   (Gould, 1844)

Gould's petrel
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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.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 220.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Wing: 225.5 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Wingspan: 71 cm (Ref. 8812). Length: 30 cm (Ref. 91362). Surface seizing; dipping; continental shelf (Ref. 356).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

O’Dwyer, T.W., W.A. Buttemer and D.M. Priddel 2006 Investigator disturbance does not influence chick growth or survivorship in the threatened Gould’s petrel Pterodroma leucoptera. Ibis 148:368-372. (Ref. 80132)

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

  Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(ii,v); D2); Date assessed: 20 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.5 - 28.5, mean 24.7 (based on 130 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=9.23-21.71).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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