Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ce

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Critically Endangered as it has undergone an extremely rapid historical decline over three generations. The on-going declines appear to have ceased and the population is slowly recovering thanks to intensive conservation work, which may lead to the downlisting of this species in the future.

Population size: 80-100 mature individuals

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,850,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine