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Primary Traits
2,515 g
0 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Thalassarche carteri
English name
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Diomedeidae
Genus
Thalassarche
Species
carteri
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
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
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
2,100 g
Maximum unsexed mass
2,930 g
Average mass
2,515 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
0 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
0 m
Typical elevation
0 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
1.22
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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
Both
Minimum incubation period
71 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
115 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
115 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory