Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
Brooke, M. de L. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
Turbott, E.G. 1990. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Near Threatened | D2 |
| 2016 | Near Threatened | D2 |
| 2012 | Near Threatened | D2 |
| 2010 | Near Threatened | D2 |
| 2008 | Near Threatened | D2 |
| 2005 | Vulnerable | |
| 2004 | Vulnerable | |
| 2003 | Vulnerable | |
| 2000 | Vulnerable | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Near Threatened | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | low |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 58,400,000 km2 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 15,700,000 km2 | medium |
| Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident) | 4 km2 | medium |
| Number of locations | 4 | - |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | 50000-99999 mature individuals | medium | estimated | 2014 |
| Population trend | stable | medium | estimated | 1960-2010 |
| Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 0% | - | - | - |
| Generation length | 16.5 years | - | - | - |
| Number of subpopulations | 3 | - | - | - |
Population justification:
The estimated annual breeding population is 32,134 pairs, made up of 8,704 pairs on the Snares Islands, 5,280 pairs on the Solander Islands, 16,000 pairs on the Forty-Fours, 2,130 pairs on Big and Little Sister Islands in the Chatham Island group, and 20 pairs on Rosemary Rock, Three Kings Islands off North Island.
Trend justification:
The Snares Islands population has almost doubled since 1969, but the rate of increase slowed in the 1990s and then became stable 2002-2014 (Sagar et al. 1999b, Sagar and Stahl 2005, Sagar 2014). The Solander Islands population appears to have remained relatively stable during 1985-1996, and increased by around 1.36% /annum during 1996-2016 (Sagar and Stahl 2005, Thompson et al. 2016). Overall, the population is considered stable.| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Australia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Chile | extant | native | yes | |||
| Ecuador | extant | uncertain | ||||
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| High Seas | extant | native | yes | |||
| New Zealand | extant | native | yes | |||
| Peru | extant | native | yes | |||
| South Africa | extant | vagrant |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | Chatham (offshore) |
| New Zealand | Chatham Islands (nearshore) |
| New Zealand | Fiordland - West Coast South Island (South) (offshore) |
| New Zealand | Forty Fours Motuhara |
| New Zealand | Kaikoura (offshore) |
| New Zealand | Manawatawhi Three Kings Islands |
| New Zealand | Snares (eastern islands) |
| New Zealand | Snares (offshore) |
| New Zealand | Solander Islands |
| New Zealand | The Sisters Rangitatahi |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Temperate | major | breeding |
| Grassland | Subantarctic | major | breeding |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands | major | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Pelagic | major | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Pelagic | major | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Oceanic | Epipelagic (0-200m) | major | non-breeding |
| Marine Oceanic | Epipelagic (0-200m) | major | breeding |
| Marine Oceanic | Mesopelagic (200-1000m) | major | non-breeding |
| Marine Oceanic | Mesopelagic (200-1000m) | major | breeding |
| Shrubland | Temperate | major | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 50 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
| Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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| Climate change & severe weather | Storms & flooding | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Past, Likely to Return | Majority (50-90%) | Negligible declines | Past Impact | ||||||
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bullers-albatross-thalassarche-bulleri on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.