Puffinus carneipes

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PROCELLARIIFORMES	PROCELLARIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Puffinus carneipes

Species Authority:

Gould, 1844

Common Name/s:

English	–	Flesh-footed Shearwater
French	–	Puffin à pieds pâles

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

Justification:
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History:

2008	–	Least Concern
2004	–	Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species breeds on St Paul Island (French Southern Territories), Lord Howe Island (Australia), south-west mainland Australia, south Australia (at a single isolated colony), and North Island (New Zealand). In the non-breeding season it ranges north through the western Pacific Ocean to the Aleutian Islands (USA) with small numbers off North America, north through the Indian Ocean and west to the southern tip of Africa (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Countries:	Native: Australia; British Indian Ocean Territory; Canada; French Southern Territories (the); Japan; Korea, Republic of; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mexico; New Zealand; Oman; South Africa; Sri Lanka; United States; Yemen Vagrant: Indonesia; Israel; Jordan; Madagascar; Seychelles; United Arab Emirates Present - origin uncertain: Chile; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kiribati; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Mauritius; Nauru; New Caledonia; Norfolk Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Réunion; Russian Federation; Solomon Islands; Somalia; Tonga; Tuvalu; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; Wallis and Futuna
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Population [top]

Population:	Brooke (2004) estimated the global population to number c.650,000 individuals. The Lord Howe island population is estimated at c.20,000-40,000 breeding pairs), which anecdotal reports suggest that it may have declined in recent years. The New Zealand breeding populations is estimated at c.25,000-50,000 pairs.

Population:

Brooke (2004) estimated the global population to number c.650,000 individuals. The Lord Howe island population is estimated at c.20,000-40,000 breeding pairs), which anecdotal reports suggest that it may have declined in recent years. The New Zealand breeding populations is estimated at c.25,000-50,000 pairs.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Flesh-footed shearwater is a marine species mainly found offshore over continental shelves. Its recorded diet includes fish and squid, mostly caught by pursuit-plunging. Its breeding season begins in September or October, with colonies forming on vegetated hills or slopes facing the sea¹.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Recent information from eastern Australia suggests that bycatch from the expanding tuna fishing industry may be significant, with 5,000-6,000 individuals being killed annually (B. Baker in litt. 2002). Fishing effort in western Australia has increased in recent years, with unknown effects on this species.

Major Threat(s):

Recent information from eastern Australia suggests that bycatch from the expanding tuna fishing industry may be significant, with 5,000-6,000 individuals being killed annually (B. Baker in litt. 2002). Fishing effort in western Australia has increased in recent years, with unknown effects on this species.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2009. Puffinus carneipes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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