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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Procellariiformes > Family: Procellariidae > Genus: Pterodroma > Species: Pterodroma madeira

Freira - Pterodroma madeira Mathews, 1934

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Threat status Europe	Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	3 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A385

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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

World

Endangered

Europe

Endangered

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

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
PTMAD0002	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Central da Ilha da Madeira	Map
PTZPE0041	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Oriental da Ilha da Madeira	Map
PTMMD0001	Portugal	Cetáceos da Madeira	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	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
Berta di Madera	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Diablotin de Madère	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Freira	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Freira da Madeira	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Freira Petrel	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeira blød petrel	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Madeira-hojsza	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeira-stormvogel	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeiranviistäjä	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeirapetrell	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Madeirastormvogel	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Madeirasturmvogel	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Petrel de Madeira	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pétrel de Madère	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Petrel Freira	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Petrel maderski	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Petrello di Madeira	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Smalnäbbad sammetspetrell	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Zino's Petrel	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Bird action plan
CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
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

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