Family: Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies)

Authority: (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2acde+3cde+4acde

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Justification of Red List category
This species has undergone a large population reduction over the past three generations and is projected to continue to decline rapidly over the next three generations. For these reasons it is listed as Endangered.

Population size: 246000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 326,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Marine