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Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis



Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: Townsend, 1890

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(i,ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been extirpated from two islands, and breeding is now restricted to an extremely small area on one island, where invasive species are contributing to a population decline. It therefore qualifies as Critically Endangered.



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,200,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Marine
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/townsends-shearwater-puffinus-auricularis 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.