LC
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis



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#.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. 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.

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) 4,010,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 2,520,000 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population and trend
Value Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals poor estimated 2009
Population trend decreasing suspected -
Generation length (years) 7.4 - - -

Trend justification: Although Wetlands International consider the current population trend to be unknown, it is suspected to be decreasing due to habitat loss and degradation and perhaps also hunting pressure (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 vagrant
Austria extant vagrant
Bahamas extant native
Barbados extant native
Belgium extant vagrant
Belize extant native
Bermuda (to UK) extant native
Bolivia extant native
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) extant vagrant yes
Brazil extant native
Canada extant native yes yes
Cayman Islands (to UK) extant native
Chile extant native
Colombia extant native
Costa Rica extant native yes
Cuba extant native
Curaçao (to Netherlands) extant vagrant yes
Czechia extant vagrant
Denmark extant vagrant
Dominica extant native
Dominican Republic extant native
Ecuador extant native
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) extant native
Finland extant vagrant
France extant vagrant
French Guiana extant native
Germany extant vagrant
Ghana extant vagrant
Greece extant vagrant yes
Greenland (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Guadeloupe (to France) extant native yes
Guatemala extant native
Guyana extant native
Haiti extant native
Honduras extant native
Hungary extant vagrant
Iceland extant vagrant
Ireland extant vagrant
Italy extant vagrant
Jamaica extant native
Martinique (to France) extant native
Mexico extant native
Montserrat (to UK) extant native
Morocco extant vagrant
Netherlands extant vagrant
New Zealand extant vagrant
Nicaragua extant native
Norway extant vagrant
Panama extant native
Paraguay extant native
Peru extant native
Poland extant vagrant
Portugal extant vagrant
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant native
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) extant vagrant yes
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands extant native
Spain extant vagrant
Sri Lanka extant vagrant yes
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 vagrant 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
Trinidad and Tobago extant native
Türkiye extant vagrant
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) extant native
United Arab Emirates extant vagrant
United Kingdom extant vagrant
Uruguay extant native yes
USA extant native yes
Venezuela extant native
Virgin Islands (to UK) extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Canada Foxe Basin Islands
Argentina Reserva de Uso Múltiple Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita
Argentina San Antonio Oeste
Argentina Reserva Costa Atlántica de Tierra del Fuego y zonas adyacentes
Chile Bahía Lomas

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded suitable non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Freshwater Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats major non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) major non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches major non-breeding
Marine Neritic Estuaries suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) suitable passage
Wetlands (inland) Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) major breeding
Altitude   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 fuscicollis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-rumped-sandpiper-calidris-fuscicollis on 29/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/09/2023.