MacGillivray's Prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi)

MacGillivray's Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi

Current view: summary

Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Mathews, 1912)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3be+4be

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Justification of Red List category
MacGillivary's Prion is projected to undergo extremely rapid declines over the next three generations owing to chick predation by invasive mice. It is therefore listed as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 48300-2421480

Population trend: Decreasing

Country endemic: No

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Pachyptila macgillivrayi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/macgillivrays-prion-pachyptila-macgillivrayi on 30/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/05/2023.