LC
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html#.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.
Turbott, E. G. 1990. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.
Turbott, E.G. 1990. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Distribution

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 14,500,000
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 98,200,000
Severely fragmented? no -
Population and trend
Value Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals poor estimated 2009
Population trend stable suspected -
Generation length (years) 7.4 - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.25,000-100,000 individuals (Wetlands International, 2006), while national population sizes have been estimated at < c.1,000 individuals on migration in Japan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats (del Hoyo et al. 1996).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Anguilla (to UK) extant native
Antarctica extant vagrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant native
Argentina extant native
Aruba (to Netherlands) extant native
Australia extant native
Austria extant vagrant
Bahamas extant native
Barbados extant native
Belgium extant vagrant
Belize extant native yes
Bermuda (to UK) extant native
Bolivia extant native
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) extant native
Botswana extant vagrant
Brazil extant native
Bulgaria extant vagrant
Burundi extant vagrant
Canada extant native yes yes
Cayman Islands (to UK) extant native
Chile extant native
China (mainland) extant native
Colombia extant native
Costa Rica extant native yes
Côte d'Ivoire extant vagrant
Cuba extant native
Curaçao (to Netherlands) extant native
Cyprus extant vagrant
Czechia extant vagrant
Denmark extant vagrant
Dominica extant native
Dominican Republic extant native
Ecuador extant native
Egypt extant vagrant
El Salvador extant native
Ethiopia extant vagrant
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) extant vagrant
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Fiji extant vagrant yes
Finland extant vagrant
France extant vagrant
French Guiana extant native
French Polynesia extant vagrant
Gabon extant vagrant
Germany extant vagrant
Ghana extant vagrant
Greece extant vagrant
Greenland (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Grenada extant native
Guadeloupe (to France) extant native yes
Guam (to USA) extant native yes
Guatemala extant native
Guyana extant native
Haiti extant native
Honduras extant native
Hong Kong (China) extant vagrant
Hungary extant vagrant
Iceland extant vagrant
India extant vagrant
Ireland extant vagrant
Israel extant vagrant
Italy extant vagrant
Jamaica extant vagrant
Japan extant native
Kenya extant vagrant
Kiribati extant vagrant
Libya extant vagrant
Malta extant vagrant
Marshall Islands extant native yes
Martinique (to France) extant native
Mexico extant native
Micronesia, Federated States of extant native yes
Montserrat (to UK) extant native
Morocco extant vagrant
Namibia extant vagrant
Netherlands extant vagrant
New Zealand extant native
Nicaragua extant native
Niue (to New Zealand) extant vagrant
North Korea extant vagrant
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) extant vagrant yes
Norway extant vagrant
Oman extant vagrant yes
Palau extant native yes
Panama extant native
Papua New Guinea extant native
Paraguay extant native
Peru extant native
Poland extant vagrant
Portugal extant vagrant
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant native
Romania extant vagrant
Russia extant native yes
Russia (Asian) extant native yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant native yes
Russia (European) extant vagrant
São Tomé e Príncipe extant vagrant
Saudi Arabia extant vagrant yes
Senegal extant vagrant
Seychelles extant vagrant
Sierra Leone extant vagrant
Singapore extant vagrant yes
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) extant native
Slovakia extant vagrant
Solomon Islands extant native
South Africa extant vagrant
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands extant vagrant
South Korea extant native
Spain extant vagrant
St Barthelemy (to France) extant native
St Helena (to UK) extant vagrant
St Kitts and Nevis extant native
St Lucia extant native
St Martin (to France) extant native yes
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant native yes
St Vincent and the Grenadines extant native
Suriname extant native
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) extant vagrant
Sweden extant vagrant
Switzerland extant vagrant
Taiwan, China extant native
Timor-Leste extant vagrant
Trinidad and Tobago extant native
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) extant native
United Arab Emirates extant vagrant yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) extant vagrant
Uruguay extant native yes
USA extant native yes
Vanuatu extant vagrant
Venezuela extant native
Virgin Islands (to UK) extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) extant native yes
Zambia extant vagrant
Zimbabwe extant vagrant

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Canada Beaverhill Lake
Canada Ekwan to Lakitusaki Shores
Canada Blow River Delta (Shingle Point to Tent Island)
Barbados St Lucy Shooting Swamps
Barbados St Philip Shooting Swamps
USA Teshekpuk Lake-E. Dease Inlet
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) Adventdalen & Adventfjorden
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) Sassen-Bünsow Land
Russia (Asian) Kolyma delta
Russia (Asian) Gusikha river basin and lower Balakhnya river

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Salt Exploitation Sites suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Wastewater Treatment Areas suitable non-breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded suitable non-breeding
Grassland Tundra major breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Freshwater Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Alpine Wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) major breeding
Altitude 3500 - 4500 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Calidris melanotos. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pectoral-sandpiper-calidris-melanotos on 25/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 25/09/2023.