Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Authority: Cabanis, 1875

Red List Category

Criteria: D1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened owing to its small population size. It is not thought to be undergoing a decline at present, but any indication of a decline would result in the species being reclassified as threatened.

Population size: 2300-4300 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 398,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Antarctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine