LC
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Puffinus lherminieri (incorporating baroli), P. bannermani, P. persicus, P. subalaris and P. bailloni (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as P. lherminieri and baroli was subsumed under P. assimilis, following Brooke (2004), before which P. bannermani and P. persicus where split following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
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
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2014 Least Concern
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 (breeding/resident) 94,600,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 45,900,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 22.3 years - - -

Population justification: The total population has not been quantified. Subspecies P. b. dichrous is estimated to number 1,000-10,000 pairs on the Line Islands and 10,000-100,000 pairs on the Phoenix Islands, with the nominate subspecies thought to number 3,000-5,000 pairs on Reunion and fewer than 100 individuals on Europa (reviewed by Brooke 2004). Nevertheless, there are thought to be many more breeding colonies on other islands in the Pacific.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
American Samoa extant native yes
Australia extant vagrant
British Indian Ocean Territory extant native yes
Cook Islands extant uncertain
Fiji extant native yes
French Polynesia extant native yes
French Southern Territories extant uncertain
Guam (to USA) extant native yes
India extant native yes
Indonesia extant uncertain
Israel extant vagrant
Japan extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Kiribati extant native yes
Madagascar extant uncertain
Maldives extant native yes
Marshall Islands extant uncertain
Mauritius extant uncertain
Mayotte (to France) extant native yes
Micronesia, Federated States of extant native yes
Mozambique extant uncertain
Nauru extant native yes
New Caledonia (to France) extant native yes
Niue (to New Zealand) extant uncertain
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) extant native yes
Palau extant native yes
Papua New Guinea extant native yes
Philippines extant uncertain
Pitcairn Islands (to UK) extant uncertain
Réunion (to France) extant native yes
Samoa extant native yes
Seychelles extant native yes
Solomon Islands extant native yes
Somalia extant native yes
South Africa extant vagrant
Sri Lanka extant vagrant
Tanzania extant native yes
Tokelau (to New Zealand) extant uncertain
Tonga extant native yes
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
British Indian Ocean Territory Western Great Chagos Bank island group
Ecuador Áreas costeras de Fernandina y del occidente de Isabela
Ecuador Isla Española
Ecuador Isla Floreana
Ecuador Isla San Cristóbal
Ecuador Puerto Ayora
French Polynesia Ilots rocheux de Ua Pou
French Polynesia Marquesas Marin
Kiribati Kiritimati (Christmas Island)
Kiribati Kiritimati (Christmas Island) Marine
Kiribati McKean Island
Kiribati McKean Island Marine
Réunion (to France) Grand Bassin - Le Dimitile
Réunion (to France) Grand Bénard - Tapcal
Réunion (to France) Mouth of the Cirque de Salazie
Réunion (to France) Plaine des Chicots - Plaine d'Affouches
Réunion (to France) Rivière des Marsouins - Grand Etang
Réunion (to France) Rivière des Remparts - Rivière Langevin
Seychelles Aride Island Special Reserve
Tonga Late
Tonga Late Marine

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands major breeding
Marine Neritic Macroalgal/Kelp major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Macroalgal/Kelp major breeding
Marine Neritic Pelagic major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Pelagic major breeding
Marine Neritic Seagrass (Submerged) major breeding
Marine Neritic Seagrass (Submerged) major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel major breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs major breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy major breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy-Mud major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy-Mud major breeding
Marine Oceanic Epipelagic (0-200m) major non-breeding
Marine Oceanic Epipelagic (0-200m) major breeding
Marine Oceanic Mesopelagic (200-1000m) major non-breeding
Marine Oceanic Mesopelagic (200-1000m) major breeding
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Problematic native species/diseases - Pisonia grandis Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Reduced reproductive success
Pollution Excess energy - Light pollution Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national
Food - human subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tropical-shearwater-puffinus-bailloni 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.