New Caledonian Storm-petrel (Fregetta lineata)

New Caledonian Storm-petrel Fregetta lineata

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
The presence of a new species of Fregetta around New Caledonia has long been suspected. Bretagnolle et al. (2022) confirmed the morphological distinctiveness of F. lineata and redescribed the taxon as a full species. Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2023. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	D	D1

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Data Deficient
2016	Not Recognised
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,900,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	200-2000 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2022
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	4.46 years	-	-	-

Population justification: This species is very poorly known, with very few records. The population is perhaps in the order of 100-1,000 pairs based on the numbers seen at sea, both off Australia and New Caledonia (Bretagnolle et al. 2022).

Trend justification: The population trend and threats to this species are unknown.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
American Samoa	possibly extant	native		yes
Australia	extant	native		yes
French Polynesia	possibly extant	native		yes
New Caledonia (to France)	possibly extant	native	yes	yes
Samoa	possibly extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Unknown		possible	unknown
Altitude	0 - 1400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: New Caledonian Storm-petrel Fregetta lineata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/new-caledonian-storm-petrel-fregetta-lineata 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.