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Primary Traits
402.3 g
0 m - 100 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Thalasseus maximus
English name
Royal Tern
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Thalasseus
Species
maximus
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Cosmopolitan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
300 g
Maximum female mass
449 g
Minimum male mass
390 g
Maximum male mass
475 g
Minimum unsexed mass
350 g
Maximum unsexed mass
450 g
Average mass
402.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
100 m
Typical elevation
50 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Coastal
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Building, Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
28 d
Maximum incubation period
35 d
Minimum fledging period
28 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Average fledging period
31.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Dispersive, Sedentary