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Primary Traits
7,100 g
0 m - 700 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Diomedea dabbenena
English name
Tristan Albatross
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Diomedeidae
Genus
Diomedea
Species
dabbenena
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Critically Endangered
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
South Polar
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
6,800 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
7,200 g
Maximum male mass
7,300 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
7,100 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
700 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
700 m
Typical elevation
350 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Mound
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
273 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
273 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory