Family: Charadriidae (Plovers)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species' population size is thought to be increasing owing to ongoing translocations to predator-free islands, it has an extremely small population of less than 250 mature individuals and a very restricted range. It is therefore classified as Endangered.

Population size: 170 mature individuals

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,500 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine