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Taxonomic source(s)
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: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
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

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	361 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,381,000 km2	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,580,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	2500-9999, 5000 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2023
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.35 years	-	-	-

Population justification: Boyle and Estrada (2005) estimated the global population to be less than 10,000 birds. In a more recent and detailed appraisal combining published estimates, eBird data and national census data, Lesterhuis et al. (in prep.) estimated a maximum of 7,750 individuals, not all of which would have been mature, breeding birds. To account for uncertainty, the global population is placed in the band 2,500-9,999 mature individuals, with a best estimate of c.5,000 assuming approximately 2/3 of the population estimated by Lesterhuis et al. (in prep.) are mature.

Trend justification: Despite its small population size, there is no evidence of declines or substantial threats to this species, and its population trend is probably stable. Suitable habitat remains fairly extensive, and it is not known to suffer serious hunting pressure (Pierce and Kirwan 2020).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Argentina	extant	native	yes
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Chile	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bolivia	Lago Poopó y Río Laka Jahuira
Bolivia	Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama
Bolivia	Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba
Chile	Parque Nacional Lauca
Peru	Cotahuasi
Peru	Covire
Peru	Lago de Junín
Peru	Ramis y Arapa (Lago Titicaca, sector Peruano)
Peru	Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes	marginal	non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	Coastal Freshwater Lakes	marginal	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools	major	resident
Altitude	3600 - 4600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 1 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		No decline		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		No decline		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		No decline		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/andean-avocet-recurvirostra-andina on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.