Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Coues, 1864)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small breeding range at only three known locations, which renders it susceptible to stochastic events and human impacts. Hence it is listed as Vulnerable. If invasive species, harvesting of chicks, bycatch in fisheries or other factors are found to be causing population declines, the species might warrant uplisting to Endangered.

Population size: 59146 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 45,000,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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