Family: Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover)

Authority: Gray, 1846

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i);D1

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small global population which is threatened by predation plus degradation of its breeding and wintering habitat. It is classified as Near Threatened as there is presently no evidence that a decline is taking place.

Population size: 1500-7000

Population trend: Stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 194,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome