Family: Burhinidae (Thick-knees)

Authority: (Tschudi, 1843)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to the Pacific coast of South America from central Ecuador south through Peru to northernmost Chile. It is patchily distributed across this large area with a population size estimated to number only 2,700-3,600 mature individuals. The trend is inferred to be declining, the proximate causes of which are poorly known but habitat loss and degradation, and locally perhaps trade, are thought to be likely contributors. Because its population is small and declining, it is thought to be at a high risk of extinction, and is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 2700-3600 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 600,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial