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Primary Traits
2,912.5 g
0 m - 50 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Thalassarche bulleri
English name
Buller's Albatross
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Diomedeidae
Genus
Thalassarche
Species
bulleri
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
SZ
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
2,150 g
Maximum female mass
3,200 g
Minimum male mass
2,500 g
Maximum male mass
3,800 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
2,912.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
50 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
50 m
Typical elevation
25 m
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Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
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
69 d
Maximum incubation period
72 d
Minimum fledging period
147 d
Maximum fledging period
189 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
168 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory