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Pterodroma atrata (Henderson Petrel)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata) is a ground-nesting species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. Adults measure on average 37 cm. It has a uniform grey-brown plumage. It is classified among the Gadfly petrels.
View Wikipedia Record: Pterodroma atrata

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pterodroma atrata

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
54
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.90679
EDGE Score: 4.26625
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  100 %
Forages - Water Surface [1]  100 %
Wing Span [2]  37 inches (.93 m)

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands (to UK) A1, A2, A4i, A4ii    

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Henderson Island St Helena (to UK)    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Moroteuthopsis longimana (Giant Warty Squid)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0