Diomedea amsterdamensis

Scientific name:

Diomedea amsterdamensis

Threat level:

Critically endangered

Authority:

Roux et al. 1983

Common names:

• Amsterdam albatross (English)
• Amsterdam albatross (English)

Version:

3.1

Year assessed:

2008

Assessor(s):

BirdLife International

Evaluator(s):

Bird, J., Butchart, S., Lascelles, B. (BirdLife International Red List Authority), Small, C. & Sullivan, B. (BirdLife International Global Seabird Programme)

Justification:

This species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small population, confined to a tiny area on one island. Although numbers have recently been increasing, a continuing decline is projected owing to the impact of a disease, which is probably already causing chick mortality.

Geographic ranges:

• French Southern Territories (Native)

Population trend:

Decreasing

Ecosystems

• Marine

List of habitats:

• Grassland
• Subantarctic
• Marine Neritic
• Pelagic
• Marine Oceanic
• Epipelagic (0-200m)
• Marine Coastal/Supratidal
• Coastal Freshwater Lakes

List of threats:

• Invasive & other problematic species & genes
• Invasive non-native/alien species
• Named species

List of conservation actions:

• Land/water management
• Invasive/problematic species control
• Law & policy
• Legislation
• International level

• BirdLife International 2007. Threatened Birds of the World 2008. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/05/2008.