VU
Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa



Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Salvin, 1875)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable owing to its very small breeding range, in which it is susceptible to human impacts and stochastic events. Confirmation that introduced predators are causing a decline would result in an uplisting to Critically Endangered.



Population size:

Population trend: Stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 45,400,000 km2

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Neotropical
Realm - Oceanic
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Pterodroma externa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.