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Primary Traits
201.5 g
0 m - 200 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Halobaena caerulea
English name
Blue Petrel
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Halobaena
Species
caerulea
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
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
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
152 g
Maximum unsexed mass
251 g
Average mass
201.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
200 m
Typical elevation
100 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
Burrow
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
45 d
Maximum incubation period
52 d
Minimum fledging period
43 d
Maximum fledging period
60 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
51.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Dispersive, Sedentary