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 EN    Henderson Petrel* Id (Atlas):
    Pterodroma atrata

Description (10)
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Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Size
36 cm

First Described (Guide)
Mathews, 1912

Range (Guide)
Eastern Central Pacific (B), Pitcairn Islands (B), Southwest Pacific (B).

Unknown to French Polynesia (B).

Pelagic, breeding only on Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands.
 
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 99,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Possibly declining due to predation by rats and possibly crabs (Coenobita spp).

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Predominantly cephalopods, but also fish and crustaceans.

Subspecies
Pterodroma arminjoniana (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Trinidate Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana), Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica) and Henderson Petrel (Pterodroma atrata) following Brooke (2004).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Henderson Petrel (Pterodroma atrata) - 10 files


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