A review of records and research actions for the poorly known Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma [cervicalis] occulta

• Published in: Bird conservation international Vol. 34; no. e9
• Main Authors: Vaughan, Peter M., Bird, Jeremy P., Bretagnolle, Vincent, Shirihai, Hadoram, Tennyson, Alan J. D., Miskelly, Colin M., Clarke, Rohan H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 14.02.2024; Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Subjects: Animal biology; Biodiversity and Ecology; Birds; Conservation; Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Expeditions; Life Sciences; Population status; Pterodroma; Pterodroma occulta; Research expeditions; Review Article; Taxa; Taxonomy; Vertebrate Zoology; South Pacific; Vanuatu; Australia; New South Wales Australia; Pacific Ocean; Ecology; Seabird; Management; Conservation; Melanesia

Gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp. are among the most threatened bird taxa. Conservation interventions have been successfully developed and applied for some gadfly petrel species, but a substantial gap remains in conservation science for this group in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The Vanuatu Petrel Ptero...