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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Procellariiformes > Family: Hydrobatidae > Genus: Pelagodroma > Species: Pelagodroma marina

Frigate Petrel - Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Endangered (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	open ocean
Natura 2000 species code	A389

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.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Endangered

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

Sources:

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
PTSEL0001	Portugal	Ilhas Selvagens	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
ES0000523	Spain	Espacio marino de la zona occidental de El Hierro	Map
ES0000535	Spain	ZEPA Banco de la Concepción	Map
ES0000525	Spain	Espacio marino del norte de La Palma	Map
ES0000526	Spain	Espacio marino de La Gomera-Teno	Map
PTZPE0062	Portugal	Ilhas Selvagens	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Hidrobatidae)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Bont Stormvogeltje	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Calcamar	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Fregatstormsvale	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Fregattstormsvala	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Frigate Petrel	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Océanite frégate	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Paínho-de-ventre-branco	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Paíño Pechialbo	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pétrel frégate	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Tengeri fecske	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Uccello delle tempeste fregata	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Uccello delle tempeste fregate	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Ulappakeiju	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Weißgeischtsturmschwalbe	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Weißgesicht-Sturmschwalbe	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
White-faced Storm-petrel	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Hidrobatidae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:00510	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
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.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Portugal	Macaronesian	16000/20000 (pairs)	1991	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Spain	Macaronesian	10/10 (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