Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Latham, 1787)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it is thought to be experiencing a moderately rapid population decline, owing primarily to habitat loss and degradation, as well as hunting pressure; it almost meets the requirements for listing as threatened under criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd. 

Population size: 200000-380000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 9,730,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial