Appendix D

New Zealand conservation status and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ‘Red List’ threat classification of seabirds mentioned in the report and additionally in Paragraphs 12, 23 and 24 of my evidence. New Zealand conservation status is taken from Robertson et al. (2013), and ‘Red List’ classification from http://www.iucnredlist.org/, where further information regarding categories and criteria employed by the two systems can be found. Taxa marked * were referred to in general, non-specific terms in the report (for example, northern royal albatross here was referred to as ‘unidentified royal albatross’ in the report), but are included here as species for completeness. Taxa are listed in the order they appear in the report, then in the order they appear in Paragraphs 12, 23 and 24 of my evidence.

Taxa NZ Conservation Status Red List classification

Wandering albatross Migrant Vulnerable

Northern royal albatross* At Risk – Naturally Uncommon Endangered

Southern royal albatross* At Risk – Naturally Uncommon Vulnerable

Antipodean albatross Threatened – Nationally Critical Vulnerable

Gibson’s albatross Threatened – Nationally Critical Vulnerable

Black-browed albatross Coloniser Near Threatened

Campbell albatross At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Vulnerable

Grey-headed albatross Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Endangered

Southern Buller’s albatross At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Near Threatened

Salvin’s albatross Threatened – Nationally Critical Vulnerable

Northern giant petrel* At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Southern giant petrel* Migrant Least Concern

Flesh-footed shearwater Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

Sooty shearwater At Risk – Declining Near Threatened

Fluttering shearwater At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Buller’s shearwater At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Vulnerable

Westland petrel At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Vulnerable

Common diving petrel At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Cape petrel At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Grey-faced petrel Not Threatened Least Concern

Fairy prion At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Cook’s petrel At Risk – Relict Vulnerable

Hutton’s shearwater At Risk – Declining Endangered

Little shearwater At Risk – Recovering Least Concern

Wedge-tailed shearwater At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Short-tailed shearwater Migrant Least Concern

Thin-billed prion Migrant Least Concern

Antarctic prion At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Medium-billed prion Migrant Least Concern

Broad-billed prion At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Blue petrel Migrant Least Concern

Mottled petrel At Risk – Relict Near Threatened

White-headed petrel Not Threatened Least Concern

Kerguelen petrel Migrant Least Concern

White-faced storm petrel At Risk – Relict Least Concern

Fulmar prion At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Blue penguin At Risk – Declining Least Concern

Australasian gannet Not Threatened Least Concern

Black shag At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Pied shag Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

Little black shag At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Little shag Not Threatened Least Concern

Spotted shag Not Threatened Least Concern

Brown skua At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Arctic skua Migrant Least Concern

Black-backed gull Not Threatened Least Concern

Red-billed gull Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

Black-billed gull Threatened – Nationally Critical Endangered

Caspian tern Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

White-fronted tern At Risk – Declining Least Concern

Black-fronted tern Threatened – Nationally Endangered Endangered

Little tern Migrant Least Concern

Fairy tern Threatened – Nationally Critical Vulnerable

White-winged black tern Migrant Least Concern

Bar-tailed godwit At Risk – Declining Least Concern

Knot Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

New Zealand dotterel Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Endangered

Banded dotterel Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Least Concern

Wrybill Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Vulnerable

Royal spoonbill At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Least Concern

Snares penguin At Risk - Naturally Uncommon Vulnerable

Fiordland penguin Threatened – Nationally Endangered Vulnerable

Antarctic fulmar Migrant Least Concern

Grey-backed tern Vagrant Least Concern

Black noddy Coloniser Least Concern

Greater frigatebird Vagrant Least Concern

Variable oystercatcher At Risk – Recovering Least Concern