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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Procellariiformes > Family: Procellariidae > Genus: Bulweria > Species: Bulweria bulwerii

Bulwer's Petrel - Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine & Selby, 1828)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status
Unknown
Protected by EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 42 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats
  • sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code A387

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered
Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive
Secure
Near Threatened, declining or depleted
Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)
Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode Country Site name Action
ES0000040 Spain Islotes del norte de Lanzarote y Famara Map
ES0000042 Spain Dunas de Corralejo e Isla de Lobos Map
ES0000100 Spain La Geria Map
ES0000103 Spain El Hierro Map
ES0000104 Spain Gorreta y Salmor Map
ES0000105 Spain Acantilados de Alajeró, La Dama y Valle Gran Rey Map
ES0000106 Spain Teno Map
ES0000109 Spain Anaga Map
ES0000114 Spain Cumbres y acantilados del norte de La Palma Map
ES0000141 Spain Parque Nacional de Timanfaya Map
ES7020046 Spain Los Roques de Anaga Map
ES7020066 Spain Roque de Garachico Map
PTDES0001 Portugal Ilhas Desertas Map
PTGRA0015 Portugal Ilhéu de Baixo - Restinga Ilha Graciosa Map
PTMAD0003 Portugal Ponta de S. Lourenço Map
PTPOR0001 Portugal Ilhéus do Porto Santo Map
PTSEL0001 Portugal Ilhas Selvagens Map
PTZPE0029 Portugal Ilhéu de Baixo - Ilha Graciosa Map
PTZPE0030 Portugal Ilhéu da Praia - Ilha Graciosa Map
PTZPE0034 Portugal Ilhéu da Vila e Costa Adjacente - Ilha de Stª. Maria Map
ES0000344 Spain Roque de la Playa Map
ES0000340 Spain Roque Negro Map
ES0000351 Spain Llanos de La Mareta y cantil del Rubicón Map
ES0000345 Spain Rasca y Guaza Map
ES0000339 Spain Roques de Garafía Map
ES0000350 Spain Llanos de La Corona y Tegala Grande Map
ES0000343 Spain Acantilados de Santo Domingo Map
ES0000531 Spain Espacio marino de La Bocayna Map
ES0000530 Spain Espacio marino de Mogán-La Aldea Map
ES0000532 Spain Espacio marino de los Islotes de Lanzarote Map
ES0000527 Spain Espacio marino de los Acantilados de Santo Domingo y Roque de Garachico Map
ES0000523 Spain Espacio marino de la zona occidental de El Hierro Map
ES0000528 Spain Espacio marino del Roque de la Playa Map
ES0000535 Spain ZEPA Banco de la Concepción Map
ES0000524 Spain Espacio marino de los Roques de Salmor Map
ES0000525 Spain Espacio marino del norte de La Palma Map
ES0000529 Spain Espacio marino de Anaga Map
ES0000526 Spain Espacio marino de La Gomera-Teno Map
PTZPE0062 Portugal Ilhas Selvagens Map
PTZPE0063 Portugal Ilhas Desertas Map
PTZPE0064 Portugal Ponta de S. Lourenço Map
PTMMD0001 Portugal Cetáceos da Madeira Map

Protected sites

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Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Alma-negra Portuguese EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Berta di Bulwer Italian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Bulwer's Petrel English Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Bulwers skråpe Danish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Bulwers Stormvogel Dutch Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Bulwersturmvogel German Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ékfarkú hojsza Hungarian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pardela de Bulwer Portuguese Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pétrel de Bulwer French Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Petrel de Bulwer Spanish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spetssjärtad petrell Swedish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spetsstjärtad petrell Swedish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Tajfunnik cienkodzioby Polish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tyrskyliitäjä Finnish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:00340 European bird-ringing
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia
WoRMS World Register of Marine Species

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

One item found.1
Country Biogeographic region Min / Max (Units) Period Status Quality Source Published
Spain Macaronesian 1000/1000 (pairs) 1987 Breeding Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990) 1994-01-01
Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

One item found.1
Country Biogeographic region Period Status Trend Quality Source Published
Spain Macaronesian 1970-1990 Breeding Large decrease of at least 50% Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990) 1994
Source: BirdLife International
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