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Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
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
- - C2a(i); D1

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Vulnerable C2a(i);D1
2016 Vulnerable C2a(i);D1
2012 Vulnerable C2a(i);D1
2011 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2010 Near Threatened C2a(i)
2008 Near Threatened C2a(i)
2006 Near Threatened
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass 136 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 35,100,000 km2 medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident) 140 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 670-6700 mature individuals poor estimated 2005
Population trend decreasing poor inferred 1966-2011
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-19% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-19% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-19% - - -
Generation length 15.6 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 2-100 - - -

Population justification: Unpublished data from the Fiji IBA project (G. Dutson in litt. 2005) suggest that the global population numbers 1,000-10,000 individuals, roughly equivalent to 670-6,700 mature individuals.

Trend justification: There are insufficient data available to quantify the species's population trend, but it is considered to be undergoing a slow to moderate decline owing to predation by introduced mammals.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
American Samoa extant uncertain yes
Chile extant uncertain
Cook Islands extant uncertain yes
Ecuador extant uncertain
Fiji extant native yes
French Polynesia extant uncertain
Kiribati extant uncertain
Nauru extant uncertain
New Caledonia (to France) extant uncertain
New Zealand extant uncertain
Niue (to New Zealand) extant uncertain
Norfolk Island (to Australia) extant uncertain
Pitcairn Islands (to UK) extant uncertain
Samoa extant uncertain yes
Solomon Islands extant uncertain
Tokelau (to New Zealand) extant uncertain
Tonga extant uncertain
Tuvalu extant uncertain
United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) extant uncertain
Vanuatu extant native yes
Wallis and Futuna Islands (to France) extant uncertain

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Fiji East Kadavu
Fiji Gau Highlands
Fiji Gau Marine
Fiji Nabukelevu
Fiji West Kadavu Marine
Vanuatu Mount Tukusmera
Vanuatu Vanua Lava, Mount Sereama

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

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
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
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Canis familiaris Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Capra hircus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Felis catus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Rapid 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 Majority (50-90%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 7
Stresses
Reduced reproductive success
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Named species Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 7
Stresses
Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Sus domesticus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Other household goods subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/collared-petrel-pterodroma-brevipes on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.