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This is a list of Procellariiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
This list is not comprehensive, as not all Procellariiformes have had their numbers quantified.
Species by global population
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| Fiji petrel | Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi | 50 | CR |
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| Guadalupe storm petrel | Oceanodroma macrodactyla | 50 | CR | Unknown | Maximum estimate; possibly extinct. |
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| Jamaican petrel | Pterodroma caribbaea | 50 | CR | Unknown | Maximum estimate; possibly extinct, but difficult to confirm due to its (former?) nocturnal nature. |
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| New Zealand storm petrel | Oceanites maorianus | 50 | CR | Unknown | Maximum estimate. |
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| Beck's petrel | Pseudobulweria becki | 70 – 400 | CR |
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| Zino's petrel | Pterodroma madeira | 130 – 160 | EN |
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| Whenua Hou diving petrel | ~150 | Incre |
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| Magenta petrel | Pterodroma magentae | 150 – 200 | CR |
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| Amsterdam albatross | Diomedea amsterdamensis | 170 | CR |
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Only ~26 pairs breeding annually on the upper plateau of Île Amsterdam. Population was presumably higher before introduced cattle degraded lower elevation breeding sites. |
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| Bermuda petrel | Pterodroma cahow | 250 | EN |
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| Heinroth's shearwater | Puffinus heinrothi | 350 – 1500 | VU |
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| Monteiro's storm petrel | Oceanodroma monteiroi | 350 – 1500 | NT |
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| Townsend's shearwater | Puffinus auricularis | 350 – 1500 | CR |
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| Collared petrel | Pterodroma brevipes | 1000 – 10 000 | VU |
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| Trindade petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana | 1130 | VU |
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| Chatham petrel | Pterodroma axillaris | 1400 | EN |
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| Polynesian storm petrel | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | 1500 – 2400 | EN |
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| Short-tailed albatross | Phoebastria albatrus | 2200 – 2500 | VU |
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| Jouanin's petrel | Bulweria fallax | 2500 – 9999 | NT |
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| Fea's petrel | Pterodroma feae | 3000 | NT |
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| Gould's petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | 3000 – 21 000 | VU |
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| Black petrel | Procellaria parkinsoni | 5000 | VU |
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| Ashy storm petrel | Oceanodroma homochroa | 5200 – 10 000 | EN |
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| Tristan albatross | Diomedea dabbenena | 7100 | CR |
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| Barau's petrel | Pterodroma baraui | 9000 – 12 000 | EN |
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| Hawaiian petrel | Pterodroma sandwichensis | 9000 – 16 600 | VU |
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| Masatierra petrel | Pterodroma defilippiana | 10 000 – 19 999 | VU |
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| Galápagos petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | 10 000 – 19 999 | CR |
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| Balearic shearwater | Puffinus mauretanicus | 13 000 – 20 000 | CR |
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Preliminary estimate. |
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| Chatham albatross | Thalassarche eremita | 16 000 | VU |
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| Westland petrel | Procellaria westlandica | 16 000 | VU |
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| Northern giant petrel | Macronectes halli | 17 000 – 21 000 | LC |
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| Matsudaira's storm petrel | Oceanodroma matsudairae | 20 000 | DD | Unknown | Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. | |
| Tahiti petrel | Pseudobulweria rostrata | 20 000 – 30 000 | NT |
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| Wandering albatross | Diomedea exulans | 20 100 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | 21 000 – 32 000 | EN |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Northern royal albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | 25 000 – 26 000 | EN |
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Estimate may be dated. |
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| Southern royal albatross | Diomedea epomophora | 27 200 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Sooty albatross | Phoebetria fusca | 28 000 | EN |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only (14 000 pairs). |
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| Tristram's storm petrel | Oceanodroma tristrami | 30 000 | NT |
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Maximum estimate. |
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| Cape Verde shearwater | Calonectris edwardsii | 30 000 | NT |
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| Phoenix petrel | Pterodroma alba | 30 000 | EN |
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Preliminary estimate. | |
| Elliot's storm petrel | Oceanites gracilis | 30 000 | DD |
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Minimum estimate. | |
| Pycroft's petrel | Pterodroma pycrofti | 30 000 – 40 000 | VU |
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| Spectacled petrel | Procellaria conspicillata | 38 000 | VU |
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| Antipodean albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | 44 500 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Yelkouan shearwater | Puffinus yelkouan | 46 000 – 92 000 | VU |
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Preliminary estimate. | |
| Markham's storm petrel | Oceanodroma markhami | 50 000 | DD | Unknown | Minimum estimate. |
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| Shy albatross | Thalassarche cauta | 60 000 – 70 000 | NT | Unknown |
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| Newell's shearwater | Puffinus newelli | 84 000 | EN |
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| Light-mantled albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | 87 000 | NT |
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| Salvin's albatross | Thalassarche salvini | 90 000 | VU | Unknown |
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| Pink-footed shearwater | Puffinus creatopus | 100 000 | VU | Unknown | Preliminary maximum estimate. |
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| Southern giant petrel | Macronectes giganteus | 100 000 | LC |
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Mature population is "approaching" this number. |
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| Providence petrel | Pterodroma solandri | 100 000 | VU |
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| Fluttering shearwater | Puffinus gavia | 100 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Swinhoe's storm petrel | Oceanodroma monorhis | 100 000 | NT |
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Quite possibly underestimated; a recent study gives a minimum of 130 000 pairs. |
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| Black-footed albatross | Phoebastria nigripes | 129 000 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Band-rumped storm petrel | Oceanodroma castro | 150 000 | LC |
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| Christmas shearwater | Puffinus nativitatis | 150 000 | LC |
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| Trindade petrel | Pterodroma heraldica | 150 000 | LC |
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| White-necked petrel | Pterodroma cervicalis | 150 000 | VU |
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| Kermadec petrel | Pterodroma neglecta | 150 000 – 200 000 | LC |
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| Fulmar prion | Pachyptila crassirostris | 150 000 – 300 000 | LC |
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| Indian yellow-nosed albatross | Thalassarche carteri | 160 000 | EN |
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"Perhaps" a minimum estimate. |
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| Grey-backed storm petrel | Garrodia nereis | 200 000 | LC |
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"Potential" minimum estimate. |
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| Black-vented shearwater | Puffinus opisthomelas | 200 000 – 250 000 | NT | Unknown | ||
| Grey-headed albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | 250 000 | VU |
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Minimum estimate for mature individuals. |
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| White-bellied storm petrel | Fregetta grallaria | 300 000 | LC |
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| Hutton's shearwater | Puffinus huttoni | 300 000 – 350 000 | EN |
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| Grey petrel | Procellaria cinerea | 400 000 | NT |
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Preliminary estimate. |
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| Stejneger's petrel | Pterodroma longirostris | 400 000 | VU |
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| Audubon's shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | 500 000 | LC |
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| Black-bellied storm petrel | Fregetta tropica | 500 000 | LC |
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| Black storm petrel | Oceanodroma melania | 500 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. | |
| Wedge-rumped storm petrel | Oceanodroma tethys | 500 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. | |
| Bulwer's petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | 500 000 – 1 000 000 | LC |
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| White-headed petrel | Pterodroma lessonii | 600 000 | LC |
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| Flesh-footed shearwater | Puffinus carneipes | 650 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Cook's petrel | Pterodroma cookii | 670 000 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Little shearwater | Puffinus assimilis | 900 000 | VU |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Cory's shearwater | Calonectris diomedea | 900 000 – 1 200 000 | LC |
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Preliminary estimate. |
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| Bonin petrel | Pterodroma hypoleuca | 1 000 000 | LC |
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Population "approaches" this number. |
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| Kerguelen petrel | Lugensa brevirostris | 1 000 000 | LC |
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| Manx shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | 1 050 000 – 1 170 000 | LC |
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| Black-browed albatross | Thalassarche melanophrys | 1 150 000 | NT |
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| European storm petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | 1 290 000 – 1 530 000 | LC |
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| Great-winged petrel | Pterodroma macroptera | 1 500 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Laysan albatross | Phoebastria immutabilis | 1 700 000 | NT |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Cape petrel | Daption capense | 2 000 000 | LC |
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| Buller's shearwater | Puffinus bulleri | 2 500 000 | VU |
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Estimate is dated; numbers may now be lower. |
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| Streaked shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | 3 000 000 | LC |
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| Blue petrel | Halobaena caerulea | 3 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Juan Fernández petrel | Pterodroma externa | 3 000 000 | VU |
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Minimum estimate from 1986, but population appears to remain steady. |
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| White-chinned petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | 3 000 000 | VU |
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Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
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| Southern fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | 4 000 000 | LC |
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| Snow petrel | Pagodroma nivea | 4 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| White-faced storm petrel | Pelagodroma marina | 4 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Atlantic petrel | Pterodroma incerta | 5 000 000 | EN |
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| Fairy prion | Pachyptila turtur | 5 000 000 | LC |
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| Soft-plumaged petrel | Pterodroma mollis | 5 000 000 | LC |
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| Wedge-tailed shearwater | Puffinus pacificus | 5 200 000 | LC |
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| Fork-tailed storm petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | 6 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Slender-billed prion | Pachyptila belcheri | 7 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Black-winged petrel | Pterodroma nigripennis | 8 000 000 – 10 000 000 | LC |
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| Antarctic petrel | Thalassoica antarctica | 10 000 000 – 20 000 000 | LC |
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| Salvin's prion | Pachyptila salvini | 12 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Wilson's storm petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | 12 000 000 – 30 000 000 | LC |
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| South Georgia diving petrel | Pelecanoides georgicus | 15 000 000 | LC |
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| Broad-billed prion | Pachyptila vittata | 15 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Great shearwater | Puffinus gravis | 15 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Northern fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | 15 000 000 – 30 000 000 | LC |
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| Common diving petrel | Pelecanoides urinatrix | 16 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Leach's storm petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | 20 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Sooty shearwater | Puffinus griseus | 20 000 000 | NT |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Short-tailed shearwater | Puffinus tenuirostris | 23 000 000 | LC |
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Minimum estimate. |
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| Antarctic prion | Pachyptila desolata | 50 000 000 | LC |
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