Family: Charadriidae (Plovers)

Authority: Linnaeus, 1758

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
Based on data sources that cover most of the species’ range, a reduction exceeding 20% in three generations is estimated. This species is therefore assessed as Near Threatened. It remains abundant and widely distributed, but the drivers of the decline are uncertain and require investigation.

Population size: 2300000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 40,000,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine