Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Nordmann, 1835)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small population which is declining as a result of the development of coastal wetlands throughout its range, principally for industry, infrastructure projects and aquaculture.

Population size: 900-1600 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 749,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine