Species Profile
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Magenta petrel (Pterodroma magentae)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

The magenta petrel, or Taiko as it is known locally, is native to Chatham Island, New Zealand (BirdLife International 2000), the largest island in the Chatham Islands chain, covering 348 square miles (900 km\2\, Wikipedia 2007b). Based on fossil evidence and historical records, it is believed that the magenta petrel was once the most abundant burrowing seabird on Chatham Island (Bourne 1964, Sutton and Marshall 1977, as cited in NZDOC 2001a). It has been reported that prior to 1900, indigenous Moriori and Maori harvested thousands of petrel chicks for food (Crockett 1994). The limited feeding habits data show that the magenta petrel preys on squid (Heather and Robertson 1997, as cited in BirdLife International 2000).



This species is listed wherever it is found, but
    • Countries in which the the Magenta petrel, Entire is known to occur:  New Zealand
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
09/14/2009 Foreign (Region 10) Entire

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 11: view all)
Date Citation Page Title
09/14/2009 74 FR 46914 46930 Listing the Chatham Petrel,Fiji Petrel, and Magenta Petrel as Endangered Throughout Their Ranges
12/17/2007 72 FR 71298 71315 Proposed Rule To List Six Foreign Bird Species Under the Endangered Species Act
11/21/1991 56 FR 58664 58666 ETWP; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions and Findings on Recycled Petitions; 56 FR 58664 58666
04/25/1990 55 FR 17475 17476 ETWP; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions and Findings on Recycled Petitions; 55 FR 17475 17476
12/29/1988 53 FR 52746 52749 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 53 FR 52746-52749

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Magenta petrel, Entire.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Magenta petrel, Entire.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Magenta petrel, Entire

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 2 of 2)
Date Citation Page Title Finding
01/20/1984 49 FR 2485 2488 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
    • 05/12/1981 46 FR 26464 26469 ETWP; Notice of Petition Acceptance and Status Review
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
  • Notice Notice of Review

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: June 19, 2013