Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: Falla, 1933

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable because it has a very small range when breeding, being restricted to five tiny island groups, with the majority of the population on one island, and the introduction of invasive predator species could drive the species towards extinction within a very short time.

Population size: 12000-22000

Population trend: Increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 98,900,000 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome