Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red List Category
Criteria: A2abcd+3bcd+4abcd; C2a(i)
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Justification of Red List categoryThis species is listed as Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small population that is undergoing an extremely rapid decline. This is because of a number of factors, including habitat loss in its breeding, passage and wintering grounds, which are compounded by disturbance, pollution, hunting and the effects of climate change. Juvenile recruitment has, until recently, been very low, leading to fears that the population is ageing rapidly; action is now urgently required to prevent the extinction of this species.
BirdLife Species Guardian:
BANCA (Myanmar), BCST (Thailand)
Population size:
240-456
Population trend:
Decreasing
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
355,000 km
2
Country endemic:
No
Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome