MARINE ORNITHOLOGY
VOL. 41 SpEcIAL ISSUE ISSN 1018-3337 2013 cONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . S1 INTRODUCTION . . . . S3 SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY . . . . S4 Nomenclatural history . . . . S4 Local and regional nomenclature . . . . S5 Relationships to other Pterodroma . . . . S5 Relationships with other North Atlantic Pterodroma . . . . S6 Variability within Pterodroma hasitata . . . . S6 DESCRIPTION . . . . S7 HISTORICAL AND RECENT DISTRIBUTIONS OF NESTING POPULATIONS . . . . S10 Lesser Antilles . . . . S11 Greater Antilles . . . . S13 BIOLOGY OF NESTING POPULATIONS . . . . S19 POPULATION ESTIMATES . . . . S22 MARINE DISTRIBUTION . . . . S23 BEHAVIOR AT SEA . . . . S28 BIRDS COLLECTED AT SEA . . . . S29 Parasites . . . . S29 Diet . . . . S30 THREATS TO REMAINING POPULATIONS . . . . S30 Human predation . . . . S30 Forest fires . . . . S31 Deforestation . . . . S31 Introduced mammals . . . . S31 Wind farms . . . . S32 Communication towers . . . . S32 Offshore oil and gas development . . . . S32 Mercury and plastic pollution . . . . S33 Marine fisheries . . . . S33 Climate change . . . . S33 CURRENT PROTECTION . . . . S34 CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH NEEDS . . . . S34 CONCLUSIONS . . . . S35 CONTRIBUTORS . . . . S36 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . S36 REFERENCES . . . . S36