ABSTRACT
The storm-petrels (Oceanitidae and Hydrobatidae) are a diverse and threatened group of marine birds. Three species of storm-petrels are breeding in the Atacama Desert: Elliot’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites gracilis), Hornby’s Storm Petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi), and Markham’s Storm Petrel (H. markhami). After seven years of research and monitoring, here, we summarise the process of developing a conservation plan and discuss six research and management priorities needed for the conservation of the Atacama Desert storm-petrels.
Acknowledgements
We thank the funding of WAN Conservancy, American Bird Conservancy, Mohammed Bin Zayed Fund, and the Packard Foundation. We thank Matías Garrido and Erik Sandvig for reviewing the English. We thank the anonymous reviewers for suggested improvements to the manuscript. FM thanks the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID) for his PhD funding (DoctoradoBecasChile/2019-72200117). HVN was funded by FONDECYT-POSTDOCTORADO 3190618. We thank to the volunteers of 'ROC' involved in research and conservation of Atacama storm-petrels.
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The authors report no potential conflicts of interest.