Family: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

Authority: Linnaeus, 1758

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3b+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have undergone a population reduction over the past three generations that approaches the threshold for listing as Threatened. The recent decline may be part of a longer-term fluctuation and the population should be monitored carefully to ascertain whether it shows signs of stabilising.

Population size: 500000-999999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 36,600,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine