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Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni



Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: Mathews, 1912

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species is believed to have a stable population, it suffered a historical decline in range and population size. It qualifies as Endangered because breeding is now restricted to just two colonies, which remain vulnerable to feral pigs that occur in adjoining areas of the Kaikoura Mountains. 



Population size: unknown

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 16,700,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/huttons-shearwater-puffinus-huttoni on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.