Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
Numenius madagascariensis is listed as Endangered because of estimated rapid population declines over the past three generations (25 years). The main cause of these declines is thought to be widespread land reclamation on its staging grounds in East Asia, but hunting, disturbance, and habitat conversion elsewhere have also been identified as plausible threats.

Population size: 20000-35000, 21000-28000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,590,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Oceanian
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine