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Primary Traits
422.5 g
0 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Puffinus yelkouan
English name
Yelkouan Shearwater
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Puffinus
Species
yelkouan
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D23
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
355 g
Maximum female mass
495 g
Minimum male mass
360 g
Maximum male mass
510 g
Minimum unsexed mass
330 g
Maximum unsexed mass
485 g
Average mass
422.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
0 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
0 m
Typical elevation
0 m
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Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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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
Crevice, Cavity (tree), 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
52 d
Maximum incubation period
51 d
Minimum fledging period
70 d
Maximum fledging period
72 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
71 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory