Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

Folder ACAP Species Assessments

The ACAP Species Assessments contain the most recent scientific information regarding albatross and petrel species listed under the Agreement. These assessments provide data on each species' population status and trends, their distribution, the threats they face both at breeding sites and at sea, as well as the conservation measures that are in place to protect them.

The current global threatened status of each species is shown below as per the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2020-2.

pdf ACAP Species List

Published on 08 September 2015 19053 downloads

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ACAP Species Table_25 NOV 2020.pdf

Species Table

pdf Amsterdam Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 18677 downloads

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ACAP_Amsterdam_Albatross_EN1.3.pdf

Diomedea amsterdamensis

ENDANGERED

Archive Amsterdam Albatross: National Plan of Actions 2011-2015

Published on 04 March 2014 12143 downloads

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PNA-AA-ENGweb_rev+.zip

pdf Antipodean Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 17300 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Antipodean_Albatross_EN1.0.pdf

Diomedea antipodensis

ENDANGERED

pdf Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 15805 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Atlantic_Yellow-nosed_Albatross EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

ENDANGERED

pdf Balearic Shearwater

Published on 10 January 2013 12542 downloads

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ACAP_Balearic_shearwater_EN1.0.pdf

Puffinus mauretanicus

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

pdf Black Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 13057 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Black_Petrel EN 1.1.pdf

Procellaria parkinsoni

VULNERABLE

pdf Black-browed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 20138 downloads

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ACAP_Black-browed_Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Thalassarche melanophris

LEAST CONCERN

pdf Black-footed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 17460 downloads

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ACAP_Black-footed_Albatross_EN1.1.pdf

Phoebastria nigripes

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Buller's Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 16174 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Buller's_Albatross_EN1.3.pdf

Thalassarche bulleri

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Campbell Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 13320 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Campbell_Albatross EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche impavida

VULNERABLE

pdf Chatham Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 15459 downloads

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ACAP_Species_Assessment_Chatham_albatross_EN1.3.pdf

Thalassarche eremita

VULNERABLE

pdf Grey Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 13394 downloads

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ACAP_Grey_Petrel_EN1.2.pdf

Procellaria cinerea

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Grey-headed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 16480 downloads

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ACAP_Grey-headed_Albatross_EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche chrysostoma

ENDANGERED

pdf Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 12608 downloads

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ACAP_Species_Assessment_Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche carteri

ENDANGERED

pdf Laysan Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 18623 downloads

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ACAP_Laysan_Albatross_EN1.1.pdf

Phoebastria immutabilis

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Light-mantled Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 12445 downloads

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ACAP_Light-mantled__Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Phoebetria palpebrata

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Northern Giant Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 14313 downloads

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ACAP_Northern_Giant_Petrel_EN1.3.pdf

Macronectes halli

LEAST CONCERN

pdf Northern Royal Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 15789 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Northern Royal Albatross EN1.1.pdf

Diomedea sanfordi

ENDANGERED

document Pink-footed Shearwater

Published on 22 October 2015 5742 downloads

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To be posted.docx

Puffinus creatopus

VULNERABLE

The ACAP Pink-footed Shearwater assessment remains in production.

pdf Salvin's Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 14516 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Salvin's_Albatross EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche salvini

VULNERABLE

pdf Short-tailed Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 17830 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Short-tailed_Albatross_EN1.0.pdf

Phoebastria albatrus

VULNERABLE

pdf Shy Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 16993 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Shy_Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Thalassarche cauta

NEAR THREATENED

pdf Sooty Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 12961 downloads

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ACAP_Sooty_albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Phoebetria fusca

ENDANGERED

pdf Southern Giant Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 14583 downloads

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ACAP_Southern_Giant_Petrel_EN1.4.pdf

Macronectes giganteus

LEAST CONCERN

pdf Southern Royal Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 16758 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Southern_Royal_ Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Diomedea apomophora

VULNERABLE

pdf Spectacled Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 11688 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Spectacled_Petrel_EN1.2.pdf

Procellaria conspicillata

VULNERABLE

pdf Tristan Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 14458 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Tristan_Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Diomedea dabbenena

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

pdf Wandering Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 18683 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Wandering_Albatross_EN1.2.pdf

Diomedea exulans

VULNERABLE

pdf Waved Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 13978 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_Waved_Albatross_EN1.3.pdf

Phoebastria irrorata

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

pdf Westland Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 12211 downloads

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ACAP_Westland_Petrel_EN1.1.pdf

Procellaria westlandica

ENDANGERED

pdf White-capped Albatross

Published on 19 September 2012 14359 downloads

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ACAP_White-capped_Albatross_EN1.1.pdf

Thalassarche steadi

NEAR THREATENED

pdf White-chinned Petrel

Published on 19 September 2012 13635 downloads

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ACAP_Species_assessment_White-chinned_Petrel_EN1.3.pdf

Procellaria aequinoctialis

VULNERABLE

Folder ACAP Species Assessments

pdf ACAP Species List

pdf Amsterdam Albatross

Archive Amsterdam Albatross: National Plan of Actions 2011-2015

pdf Antipodean Albatross

pdf Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

pdf Balearic Shearwater

pdf Black Petrel

pdf Black-browed Albatross

pdf Black-footed Albatross

pdf Buller's Albatross

pdf Campbell Albatross

pdf Chatham Albatross

pdf Grey Petrel

pdf Grey-headed Albatross

pdf Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

pdf Laysan Albatross

pdf Light-mantled Albatross

pdf Northern Giant Petrel

pdf Northern Royal Albatross

document Pink-footed Shearwater

pdf Salvin's Albatross

pdf Short-tailed Albatross

pdf Shy Albatross

pdf Sooty Albatross

pdf Southern Giant Petrel

pdf Southern Royal Albatross

pdf Spectacled Petrel

pdf Tristan Albatross

pdf Wandering Albatross

pdf Waved Albatross

pdf Westland Petrel

pdf White-capped Albatross

pdf White-chinned Petrel

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP Secretariat

Folder ACAP Species Assessments

The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP Secretariat

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels