VU
Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis



Family: Charadriidae (Plovers)

Authority: Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a small population, which is undergoing a continuing decline owing to habitat degradation and the impacts of introduced predators.



Population size: 3000-3300 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 23,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wrybill-anarhynchus-frontalis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.