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Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma incerta

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Primary Traits

FamilyProcellariidae
OrderProcellariiformes
RealmSouth Polar
HabitatSea
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

515 g

Elevation

0 m - 300 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pterodroma incerta

English name

Atlantic Petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae

Genus

Pterodroma

Species

incerta

Data source

HBW1, BOTW

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

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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

310 g

Maximum unsexed mass

720 g

Average mass

515 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

300 m

Maximum elevation

600 m

Elevation range

300 m

Typical elevation

150 m

Record section

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

No data

Minimum incubation period

55 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

138 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

Average fledging period

138 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory