MacGillivray's Prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi) | Summary

MacGillivray's Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi

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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 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Country endemic: no

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: MacGillivray's Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/macgillivrays-prion-pachyptila-macgillivrayi on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.