Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins)

Authority: Buller, 1888

Red List Category

Criteria: A2b; B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(ii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Endangered because its population is estimated to have declined very rapidly over the last three generations, and it is almost certainly still declining. Furthermore, it has a very small breeding range, which may now be restricted to just two locations.

Population size: 150000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Marine