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Ainley's Storm-petrel Hydrobates cheimomnestes



Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm-petrels)

Authority: (Ainley, 1980)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category

This species occurs on only three islets, with invasive species posing a severe future threat that could drive the species to Critically Endangered or Extinct in a very short period of time. Therefore, it is assessed here as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 6,310,000 km2

Country endemic: yes


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ainley's Storm-petrel Hydrobates cheimomnestes. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ainleys-storm-petrel-hydrobates-cheimomnestes on 21/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 21/12/2024.