Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small breeding range and population on two groups of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, where it is susceptible to human impacts and stochastic events, which could drive the species to Critically Endangered or Extinct within a short period of time. Therefore, the species has been assessed as Vulnerable under criterion D2.

Population size: 2260 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 139,000,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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