Taxon name
Ardenna carneipes
(Gould, 1844)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ardenna carneipes
(Gould, 1844)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Species authority
(Gould, 1844)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Ardenna carneipes;(del Hoyo et al. 2014);was previously placed in the genus Puffinus.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
On the global scale, the species is classified as Near Threatened because it is thought to have undergone a moderately rapid decline owing to the impact of fisheries.;This species has a very small non-breeding population in the UAE, which would qualify it for listing as Critically Endangered. However, given that the UAE is marginal;in the wintering distribution range,;the potential for immigration from outside the UAE remains very high. Therefore, the species's status has been adjusted down one category and is thus listed as Endangered at the national level.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Formerly considered vagrant, this species is now recognised to occur regularly between May and August off the east coast (Pedersen et al. 2017). It is mostly found off Khor Kalba (Sharjah Emirate) and Fujairah City (Pedersen et al. 2017). Birds occurring off the UAE coast breed on islands off Australia (Carboneras et al. 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is marine. It mainly occurs over continental shelves and slopes, and occasionally in inshore waters. There is no information available about its diet in the UAE; elsewhere, generally it feeds mostly on fish and squid, but also on marine invertebrates, which it takes by pursuit-plunging (Carboneras et al. 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Within the UAE, there is a risk of oil and other marine (plastic) pollution, but the severity of this on individuals that visit the country is essentially unknown. The species does also face a large variety of threats highlighted as potentially having an impact on the overall global population, but the proportion of the individuals that visit the UAE that are affected by these are not certain. These threats include bycatch in fisheries, with the species particularly severely impacted by this (see Tuck et al. 2003, Baker and Wise 2005; Richard and Abraham 2013, 2014). Additionally, the species is globally affected by the ingestion of plastic pollution (see Robertson et al. 2004, Bond and Lavers 2011, Lavers et al. 2014, Lavers and Bond 2016, Lewis 2016), predation by invasive mammals (e.g. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus, House Rat R. rattus, Red Fox Vulpes vulpes; Gaze 2000, Taylor 2000, Pridell et al. 2006) (as well as competition with rabbits for burrows; Lavers 2015), collisions with traffic (Hutton 2003, DECC 2008), and development of breeding areas (Priddel et al. 2006).
Publication
Burfield, I.J., Westrip, J., Sheldon, R.D., Hermes, C., Wheatley, H., Smith, D., Harding, K.A. Allen, D.J. and Alshamsi, O. 2021. UAE National Red List of Birds. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
