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Threatened species of the Pitcairn Islands

Search the current Red List for most recent information about the threatened species of the Pitcairn group.

Of the 57 threatened species listed on the IUCN website, eleven are declining: see the table below for further information.

Threatened and declining species of the Pitcairn group (as of October 2007)
Group Common name Scientific name More information
Birds Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew
Pterodroma alba Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma atrata Henderson Petrel
Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's Petrel
Sharks & rays Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic) Whitetip Shark
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead
Bony fish Cheilinus undulatus Giant Wrasse
Humphead Wrasse
Cromileptes altivelis Humpback Grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus Brindled Bass/Grouper
Giant/Queensland Grouper
Plectropomus laevis Blacksaddled Coral Grouper

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