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Primary Traits
357.5 g
0 m - 10 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Puffinus nativitatis
English name
Christmas Shearwater
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Puffinus
Species
nativitatis
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Oceania
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-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
260 g
Maximum unsexed mass
455 g
Average mass
357.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
10 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
10 m
Typical elevation
5 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Fish
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
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Crevice
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
50 d
Maximum incubation period
54 d
Minimum fledging period
96 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
96 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Sedentary