LC
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris



Taxonomy

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.

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
2020 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
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 28 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 27,500,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 28,500,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 50000-499999 mature individuals poor estimated 2016
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 4 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 50,000-499,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The population is undergoing a small decline (Partners in Flight 2019, Wetlands International 2019).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant native yes
Argentina extant native yes
Aruba (to Netherlands) extant native yes
Barbados extant native yes
Belize extant native yes
Bolivia extant native yes
Brazil extant native yes
Chile extant native yes
Colombia extant native yes
Curaçao (to Netherlands) extant native yes
Dominica extant native yes
Ecuador extant native yes
El Salvador extant native yes
French Guiana extant native yes
Grenada extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Guyana extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Martinique (to France) extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Montserrat (to UK) extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
Panama extant native yes
Paraguay extant native yes
Peru extant native yes
St Kitts and Nevis extant native yes
St Lucia extant native yes
St Vincent and the Grenadines extant native yes
Suriname extant native yes
Trinidad and Tobago extant native yes
Uruguay extant native yes
USA extant native yes
Venezuela extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Costa Rica Central Pacific Mangrooves
Costa Rica Nicoya Gulf mangroves and coastal areas
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Arenillas
French Guiana Amana
Paraguay Laguna Ganzo
Paraguay Lagunas Saladas - Riacho Yacaré
Paraguay Parque Nacional Tinfunqué - Estero Patiño

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Marine Intertidal Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc major resident
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) major resident
Altitude 0 - 800 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Collared Plover Charadrius collaris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/collared-plover-charadrius-collaris 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.