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IUCN Status IUCN Rank PTE BS PE TB TN ND Priority Rule Conservation Species CommonName Migrates Flyway? Breeds Flyway? IUCN status IUCN rank PTE BS PE TB TN ND Priority Rule Conservation plans Sterna bernsteini Chinese Crested Tern Migratory Yes CR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 a International Action Plan for the Chinese Crested Tern Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet Migratory Yes CR 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 a Alaska Seabird Information Series Fregata andrewsi Christmas Island Frigatebird Migratory Yes CR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 a National Recovery Plan for CI Frigatebird (2004) (AUS) Pseudobulweria becki Beck's Petrel Migratory Yes CR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 a Pterodroma magentae Magenta Petrel Migratory Yes CR 5 2 5 5 5 3 2 5 a Chatham Island Taiko recovery plan 2001-2011 (NZ) Oceanites maorianus New Zealand Storm-petrel Migratory Yes CR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 a Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern Partial Yes EN 4 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 a Papasula abbotti Abbott's Booby Partial Yes EN 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 b National Recovery Plan for Abbott's Booby (2004) Pterodroma axillaris Chatham Petrel Migratory Yes EN 4 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 a Chatham Petrel recovery plan 2001-2011 (NZ) Puffinus huttoni Hutton's Shearwater Migratory Yes EN 4 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 b Action Plan for Seabird Conservation in NZ 2000 Nesofregetta fuliginosa White-throated Storm-petrel Migratory Yes EN 4 5 3 5 5 3 1 4 a Larus saundersi Saunders's Gull Migratory Yes VU 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 a Action Plan for the conservation of Saunders's Gull Larus relictus Relict Gull Migratory Yes VU 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 a Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake Migratory Yes VU 3 5 3 2 4 4 4 4 a Rynchops albicollis Indian Skimmer Partial Yes VU 3 5 2 5 5 5 4 4 a Sterna nereis Fairy Tern Partial Yes VU 3 5 2 5 5 4 4 4 a Synthliboramphus wumizusume Japanese Murrelet Migratory Yes VU 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 a Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican Migratory Yes VU 3 5 2 5 5 5 4 4 a Pterodroma cervicalis White-necked Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 2 4 4 5 3 2 3 b Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 3 a Gould's Petrel Recovery Plan 2006 (AUS) Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 5 4 2 5 3 1 4 a Action Plan for Seabird Conservation in NZ 2000 Pterodroma pycrofti Pycroft's Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 b Action Plan for Seabird Conservation in NZ 2000 Pterodroma brevipes Collared Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 4 4 5 5 3 2 3 a Pterodroma solandri Providence Petrel Migratory Yes VU 3 2 5 4 5 3 1 4 b Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 Puffinus bulleri Buller's Shearwater Migratory Yes VU 3 3 4 1 4 3 1 3 b Action Plan for Seabird Conservation in NZ 2000 Puffinus heinrothi Heinroth's Shearwater Migratory Yes VU 3 4 5 5 5 3 5 4 b Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed Albatross Migratory Yes VU 3 2 5 5 5 5 1 4 b draft recovery plan (USFWS 2005) Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed Albatross Migratory Yes VU 3 3 3 4 5 5 1 3 b draft recovery plan (USFWS 2005) Oceanodroma matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-petrel Migratory Yes DD 2 3 5 5 5 3 1 4 b Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull Migratory Yes NT 2 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 b Brachyramphus perdix Long-billed Murrelet Migratory Yes NT 2 4 3 2 5 4 3 3 a Pelecanus philippensis Spot-billed Pelican Partial Yes NT 2 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 a Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter Partial Yes NT 2 5 2 4 5 5 3 4 a Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon Migratory Yes NT 2 3 1 4 4 4 2 3 b USFWS conservation agreement Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti Petrel Migratory Yes NT 2 4 3 4 5 3 2 3 a Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel Migratory Yes NT 2 4 3 4 4 3 1 3 a Action Plan for Seabird Conservation in NZ 2000 Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater Migratory Yes NT 2 4 2 1 5 5 1 3 a Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan Albatross Migratory Yes NT 2 3 3 1 5 5 1 3 b Oceanodroma monorhis Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Migratory Yes NT 2 5 3 4 5 3 1 4 a Oceanodroma tristrami Tristram's Storm-petrel Migratory Yes NT 2 3 3 4 5 3 1 3 b Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Migratory Yes LC Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Migratory Yes LC Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger Migratory Yes LC Larus crassirostris Black-tailed Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus canus Mew Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus argentatus Herring Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus ichthyaetus Pallas's Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Migratory Yes LC Larus minutus Little Gull Migratory Yes LC Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull Migratory Yes LC Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Migratory Yes LC Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Migratory Yes LC Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Partial Yes LC Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna striata White-fronted Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna sumatrana Black-naped Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna hirundo Common Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna albifrons Little Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna aleutica Aleutian Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna lunata Grey-backed Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Migratory Yes LC Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Migratory Yes LC Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern Migratory Yes LC Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Migratory Yes LC Chlidonias niger Black Tern Migratory Yes LC Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Migratory Yes LC Anous minutus Black Noddy Migratory Yes LC Procelsterna cerulea Blue Noddy Migratory Yes LC Gygis alba Common White Tern Migratory Yes LC Alle alle Little Auk Migratory Yes LC Uria aalge Common Guillemot Migratory Yes LC Uria lomvia Thick-billed Guillemot Migratory Yes LC Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot Migratory Yes LC Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot Migratory Yes LC Cepphus carbo Spectacled Guillemot Migratory Yes LC Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet Migratory Yes LC Aethia psittacula Parakeet Auklet Migratory Yes LC Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet Migratory Yes LC Aethia pygmaea Whiskered Auklet Migratory Yes LC Aethia pusilla Least Auklet Migratory Yes LC Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet Migratory Yes LC Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin Migratory Yes LC Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin Migratory Yes LC Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Migratory Yes LC Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Migratory Yes LC Morus serrator Australasian Gannet Migratory Yes LC Sula sula Red-footed Booby Partial Yes LC Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Partial Yes LC Sula dactylatra Masked Booby Partial Yes LC Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax capillatus Japanese Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax urile Red-faced Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant Migratory Yes LC Fregata minor Greater Frigatebird Migratory Yes LC Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird Migratory Yes LC Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican Migratory Yes LC Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Migratory Yes LC Gavia arctica Arctic Loon Migratory Yes LC Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon Migratory Yes LC Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma nigripennis Black-winged Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma hypoleuca Bonin Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma heraldica Herald Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma lessonii White-headed Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pterodroma macroptera Great-winged Petrel Migratory Yes LC Pachyptila vittata Broad-billed Prion Migratory Yes LC Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion Migratory Yes LC Pachyptila turtur Fairy Prion Migratory Yes LC Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's Petrel Migratory Yes LC Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Puffinus assimilis Little Shearwater Migratory Yes LC Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Fregetta grallaria White-bellied Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Oceanodroma furcata Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Garrodia nereis Grey-backed Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Oceanodroma castro Madeiran Storm-petrel Migratory Yes LC Phalacrocorax onslowi Chatham Islands Shag Resident Yes CR Larus bulleri Black-billed Gull Resident Yes EN Sterna albostriata Black-fronted Tern Resident Yes EN Phalacrocorax featherstoni Pitt Island Shag Resident Yes EN Phalacrocorax campbelli Campbell Island Shag Resident No VU Phalacrocorax carunculatus New Zealand King Shag Resident Yes VU Phalacrocorax chalconotus Stewart Island Shag Resident Yes VU Phalacrocorax colensoi Auckland Islands Shag Resident No VU Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi Bounty Islands Shag Resident No VU Pterodroma longirostris Stejneger's Petrel Migratory No VU Sterna aurantia River Tern Resident Yes NT Catharacta lonnbergi Brown Skua Migratory No LC Catharacta maccormicki South Polar Skua Migratory No LC Larus pacificus Pacific Gull Resident Yes LC Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull Resident Yes LC Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull Resident Yes LC Larus scopulinus Red-billed Gull Resident Yes LC Sterna vittata
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