Taxonomic source(s)
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Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Near Threatened | A2abc+3bc+4abc |
2015 | Near Threatened | A2abc+3bc+4abc |
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 | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 9,050,000 km2 | medium |
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 310,000,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2012 |
Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | 2003-2030 |
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 20-29% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 20-29% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 20-29% | - | - | - |
Generation length | 8.9 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c. 1,099,000-1,149,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2017). The European breeding population is estimated at 3,700-9,000 pairs, which equates to 7,400-18,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). The East Asian-Australasian Flyway population has been estimated at 325,000 individuals (Hansen et al. 2016).
Trend justification: The overall population trend is thought to be decreasing, although some populations may be stable and others have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2015). In Europe (lapponica population) the breeding population trend is unknown however the wintering population trend is increasing (BirdLife International 2015). In West Africa (taymyrensis population) the population decreased between 2003 and 2014 and between 1979 and 2014 (745,803 wintering birds in 1980s, 516,920 in the 1990s and 497,433 in the 2010s) (van Roomen et al. 2014). In East Africa (taymyrensis population) the population trend is unknown (Wetlands International 2015). Approximately 27-28% of the global population uses the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (menzbieri and baueri populations) and there is considerable concern that loss of intertidal stopover habitat in the Yellow Sea region of East Asia is driving population declines in shorebirds (Amano et al. 2010, Yang et al. 2011). Both the menzbieri and baueri populations have experienced strong declines (declines of 79.1% and 30.2% over three generations) according to monitoring data from around Australia and New Zealand (Studds et al. in prep.). An analysis of survival rates provides additional evidence for declines in the menzbieri population. Survival of the species remained relatively high in north-west Australia, however during time away from Australia the population began to decline in 2011, with an annual survival rate of 0.71 between 2011 and 2012 (Piersma et al. 2016). Given the low survival, the study suggests that the population will halve within four years. Recent data also suggests that the baueri population may decline by 44% within 10 years (Conklin et al. 2016).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Afghanistan | extant | vagrant | ||||
Algeria | extant | native | ||||
American Samoa | extant | native | ||||
Angola | extant | native | ||||
Armenia | extant | native | ||||
Australia | extant | native | yes | yes | yes | |
Austria | extant | native | ||||
Azerbaijan | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Bahrain | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Bangladesh | extant | native | ||||
Belarus | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Belgium | extant | native | yes | |||
Benin | extant | native | yes | |||
Bermuda (to UK) | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Botswana | extant | native | ||||
Brazil | extant | vagrant | ||||
British Indian Ocean Territory | extant | native | ||||
Brunei | extant | native | ||||
Bulgaria | extant | native | yes | |||
Burundi | extant | vagrant | ||||
Cambodia | extant | native | ||||
Cameroon | extant | native | ||||
Canada | extant | native | ||||
Cape Verde | extant | native | ||||
China (mainland) | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Christmas Island (to Australia) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Comoros | extant | native | ||||
Congo | extant | native | ||||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | vagrant | ||||
Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | ||||
Croatia | extant | native | yes | |||
Cyprus | extant | native | ||||
Czechia | extant | native | ||||
Denmark | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Djibouti | extant | native | ||||
Egypt | extant | native | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | extant | vagrant | ||||
Eritrea | extant | native | ||||
Estonia | extant | native | ||||
Ethiopia | extant | native | yes | |||
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Fiji | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Finland | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
France | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
French Southern Territories | extant | vagrant | ||||
Gabon | extant | native | ||||
Gambia | extant | native | ||||
Georgia | extant | native | ||||
Germany | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
Gibraltar (to UK) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Greece | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Guam (to USA) | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea | extant | native | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | yes | |||
Hong Kong (China) | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Hungary | extant | native | ||||
Iceland | extant | native | yes | |||
India | extant | native | yes | |||
Indonesia | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Iran, Islamic Republic of | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Iraq | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Ireland | extant | native | yes | |||
Israel | extant | native | ||||
Italy | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Japan | extant | native | yes | |||
Jordan | extant | vagrant | ||||
Kazakhstan | extant | native | ||||
Kenya | extant | native | ||||
Kiribati | extant | native | ||||
Kuwait | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Kyrgyzstan | extant | native | ||||
Latvia | extant | native | ||||
Lebanon | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Liberia | extant | vagrant | ||||
Libya | extant | native | ||||
Liechtenstein | extant | vagrant | ||||
Luxembourg | extant | vagrant | ||||
Madagascar | extant | native | ||||
Malawi | extant | native | ||||
Malaysia | extant | native | yes | |||
Maldives | extant | native | ||||
Malta | extant | vagrant | ||||
Marshall Islands | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritius | extant | vagrant | ||||
Mayotte (to France) | extant | native | ||||
Mexico | extant | vagrant | ||||
Micronesia, Federated States of | extant | native | yes | |||
Moldova | extant | native | ||||
Mongolia | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Montenegro | extant | vagrant | ||||
Morocco | extant | native | ||||
Mozambique | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Namibia | extant | native | ||||
Nauru | extant | native | ||||
Netherlands | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
New Caledonia (to France) | extant | native | ||||
New Zealand | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | ||||
Niue (to New Zealand) | extant | native | ||||
North Korea | extant | native | yes | |||
North Macedonia | extant | native | yes | |||
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) | extant | native | yes | |||
Norway | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Oman | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Pakistan | extant | native | ||||
Palau | extant | native | yes | |||
Papua New Guinea | extant | native | ||||
Philippines | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Poland | extant | native | yes | |||
Portugal | extant | native | yes | |||
Puerto Rico (to USA) | extant | native | ||||
Qatar | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Réunion (to France) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Romania | extant | vagrant | ||||
Russia | extant | native | yes | yes | yes | |
Russia (Asian) | extant | native | yes | |||
Russia (Central Asian) | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Russia (European) | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Samoa | extant | native | yes | |||
São Tomé e Príncipe | extant | vagrant | ||||
Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Senegal | extant | native | yes | |||
Serbia | extant | vagrant | ||||
Seychelles | extant | native | ||||
Sierra Leone | extant | native | ||||
Singapore | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Slovakia | extant | native | ||||
Slovenia | extant | vagrant | ||||
Solomon Islands | extant | native | ||||
Somalia | extant | native | ||||
South Africa | extant | native | yes | |||
South Korea | extant | native | yes | |||
Spain | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Sri Lanka | extant | native | ||||
St Helena (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Sweden | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Switzerland | extant | native | ||||
Syria | extant | native | yes | |||
Taiwan, China | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Tanzania | extant | native | ||||
Thailand | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Timor-Leste | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Togo | extant | native | ||||
Tonga | extant | native | yes | |||
Tunisia | extant | native | yes | |||
Türkiye | extant | native | ||||
Turkmenistan | extant | native | ||||
Ukraine | extant | native | yes | |||
United Arab Emirates | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
United Kingdom | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
USA | extant | native | yes | |||
Uzbekistan | extant | native | ||||
Vanuatu | extant | native | ||||
Venezuela | extant | vagrant | ||||
Vietnam | extant | native | ||||
Virgin Islands (to USA) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Western Sahara | extant | native | ||||
Yemen | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
Zambia | extant | native | ||||
Zimbabwe | extant | vagrant |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Marine Intertidal | Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Back Slope | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope) | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Inter-Reef Soft Substrate | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Lagoon | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Outer Reef Channel | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Estuaries | major | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) | major | breeding |
Altitude | 0 - 440 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Marine & freshwater aquaculture - Industrial aquaculture | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Future | Majority (50-90%) | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Energy production & mining | Oil & gas drilling | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Future | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 3 | ||||||
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Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 7 | ||||||
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Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Spartina anglica | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases | Problematic native species/diseases - Unspecified species | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases | Viral/prion-induced diseases - Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1 subtype) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Past, Likely to Return | Unknown | Unknown | No/Negligible Impact: 0 | ||||||
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Natural system modifications | Dams & water management/use - Dams (size unknown) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Natural system modifications | Other ecosystem modifications | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 7 | ||||||
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Pollution | Industrial & military effluents - Oil spills | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 7 | ||||||
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Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence, national |
Sport hunting/specimen collecting | subsistence, national |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bar-tailed-godwit-limosa-lapponica on 04/12/2024.
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 04/12/2024.