3.11 Pelagic Seabirds
T ABLE 3.32 Pelagic seabirds of conservation concern
Family Alcidae
Scientifc Name
Common Name
Level of Concern
Alca torda
Razorbill Dovekie
High
Alle alle
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Oceanites oceanicus Oceanodroma castro Oceanodroma leucorhoa Onychoprion anaethetus Onychoprion fuscatus Sterna dougallii Phaethon lepturus Calonectris diomedea Pterodroma arminjoniana
Hydrobatidae
Wilson’s Storm-petrel
Band-rumped Storm-petrel
High High Low Low High Low
Leach’s Storm-petrel
Laridae
Bridled Tern Sooty Tern
Roseate Tern (Treatened) White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethontidae Procellariidae
Cory’s Shearwater
Medium
Herald (Trindade) Petrel
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Pterodroma cahow Pterodroma feae Pterodroma hasitata
Bermuda Petrel
High
Fea’s Petrel
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Black-capped Petrel (Endangered)
High
Pufnus gravis Pufnus griseus
Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater
Medium
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Pufnus lherminieri Pufnus pufnus
Audubon’s Shearwater
High
Manx Shearwater
Medium Medium
Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius longicaudus Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius pomarinus
Scolopacidae Stercorariidae
Red Phalarope
Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger Northern Gannet
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Morus bassanus
Sulidae
High
Te SAMBI Pelagic Bird Conservation Plan (SAMBI 2004) and the Southeastern Waterbird Conservation Plan (Hunter et al. 2006) are key resources that identify conservation and man- agement actions for pelagic bird species in the southeastern United States. Tese plans identify information on ecology and status, priority species, species suites, and habitat requirements, population issues, habitat issues, implementation recommendations and opportunities, conservation strategies, inventory and monitoring needs, research needs, education and outreach needs, and potential partners. Key information taken from those reports is summarized below. Te PIF bird conservation plan for the South Atlantic Coastal Plain (Hunter et al. 2001b) also presents similar information. Where appropriate, the recommendations put forth in the SAMBI Plan should be incor- porated into pelagic bird conservation eforts in North Carolina by all partner agencies and organizations. Key needs are detailed for Black-capped and Bermuda Petrels, most of which are in the Caribbean (Bermuda, Hispaniola, Lesser Antilles). It should be noted that some of the SAMBI Plan recommendations are not necessarily attainable in North
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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