Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Authority: (Nordmann, 1835)
Red List Category
Criteria: C2a(i)
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Justification of Red List categoryThis species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small population which is declining as a result of the development of coastal wetlands throughout its range, principally for industry, infrastructure projects and aquaculture. Preliminary analyses of survey data collected at its breeding sites in Russia have provided evidence that the species's population is indeed undergoing a very rapid decline; clarification of these results may lead to a review of its threat status in the near future.
Population size:
600-1300
Population trend:
Decreasing
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
749,000 km
2
Country endemic:
No
Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome