Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: (Gould, 1844)

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(ii,v); D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small breeding range and a small number of breeding locations, and may be declining overall owing to predation by introduced mammals. The threat of introduced predators could drive the species towards extinction within a very short time. For these reasons, the species qualifies as Vulnerable.

Population size: 2000-14000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 152,000,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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