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Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

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Primary Traits

FamilyProcellariidae
OrderProcellariiformes
RealmOZ
HabitatSea
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

344 g

Elevation

0 m - 350 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pterodroma inexpectata

English name

Mottled Petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae

Genus

Pterodroma

Species

inexpectata

Data source

HBW1, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Near-threatened

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

OZ

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-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

247 g

Maximum unsexed mass

441 g

Average mass

344 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

350 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

350 m

Typical elevation

175 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, Crevice

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

50 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

90 d

Maximum fledging period

105 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

Average fledging period

97.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory