Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Authority: (Swinhoe, 1871)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cde+4cde

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Justification of Red List category
This species's moderately small population is thought to be in decline, and this is likely to become rapid over the next three generations (18 years) as a result of land reclamation on tidal flats and disturbance at colonies, resulting in its listing as Vulnerable.

Population size: 14400

Population trend: Decreasing

Distribution size (breeding/resident): 531,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome