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Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Brooke, M. de L. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- B2ab(ii,iii,v) B2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i); D2

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,v)
2016 Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,v)
2012 Endangered B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2010 Endangered B2a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2008 Endangered B2a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2007 Endangered
2004 Endangered
2000 Endangered
1996 Endangered
1994 Endangered
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 9,060,000 km2 medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident) 20 km2 poor
Number of locations 5 -
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 1000-2000 mature individuals medium estimated 2004
Population trend decreasing poor estimated 1965-2010
Generation length 16 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 2-100 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 1-89% - - -

Population justification: The population is estimated as no more than 1,000 breeding pairs, perhaps as few as 500, and a total population of 2,000–4,000 birds.

Trend justification: The population undoubtedly declined through the 19th and 20th centuries during which time breeding populations on Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique may have been entirely extirpated. This decline is thought to have continued during recent years but requires confirmation.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Anguilla (to UK) extant vagrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant vagrant
Aruba (to Netherlands) extant vagrant
Bahamas extant vagrant yes
Barbados extant vagrant
Bermuda (to UK) extant vagrant yes
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) extant vagrant
Cayman Islands (to UK) extant vagrant
Colombia extant vagrant
Costa Rica extant native yes
Cuba extant uncertain
Curaçao (to Netherlands) extant vagrant
Dominica extant native yes
Dominican Republic extant native yes
French Guiana extant uncertain
Grenada extant uncertain
Guadeloupe (to France) possibly extinct native yes
Guyana extant uncertain
Haiti extant native yes
Honduras extant uncertain
Jamaica extant uncertain
Martinique (to France) extinct native yes
Montserrat (to UK) extant uncertain
Nicaragua extant vagrant yes
Panama extant native
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant vagrant
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) extant vagrant
St Kitts and Nevis extant uncertain
St Lucia extant uncertain
St Martin (to France) extant uncertain
St Vincent and the Grenadines extant uncertain
Suriname extant uncertain
Trinidad and Tobago extant uncertain
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) extant uncertain
USA extant native yes
Venezuela extant uncertain
Virgin Islands (to UK) extant vagrant
Virgin Islands (to USA) extant vagrant

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Jamaica Blue Mountains
Dominican Republic Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
Haiti Aux Diablotins
Cuba Turquino - Bayamesa
USA Outer Continental Shelf

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major breeding
Marine Neritic Pelagic major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Pelagic major breeding
Marine Oceanic Epipelagic (0-200m) major non-breeding
Marine Oceanic Epipelagic (0-200m) major breeding
Altitude 0 - 2300 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use Gathering terrestrial plants - Unintentional effects (species is not the target) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Canis familiaris Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Negligible declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Felis catus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Negligible declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Herpestes auropunctatus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Negligible declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Reduced reproductive success
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Sus domesticus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Negligible declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species mortality
Pollution Excess energy - Light pollution Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species disturbance, Species mortality
Pollution Industrial & military effluents - Type Unknown/Unrecorded Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Reduced reproductive success
Transportation & service corridors Utility & service lines Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species disturbance, Species mortality

Utilisation
Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Food - human - - non-trivial recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pterodroma hasitata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-capped-petrel-pterodroma-hasitata on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.