Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: Gray, 1862

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it breeds on just two very small islands where introduced predators are a potential threat, and could drive the taxon towards extinction in a very short time. The population is assumed to be stable, but if a decline is detected, the species should be uplisted to Endangered.

Population size: 5500 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 54,300,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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