Taxonomic and conservation status of Oceanodroma storm petrels in the South Atlantic
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £43,430
WHERE St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Summary
This project will clarify whether the storm-petrels nesting on St Helena and Ascension are the same species that occurs elsewhere in the Atlantic (Oceanodroma castro) or whether they constitute one or more species new to science. The project will survey all known colonies and re-assess their IUCN conservation status accordingly.
