Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Gray, 1845)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is very poorly known, chiefly owing to its largely remote distribution in Patagonia. Its population size is precautionarily estimated to be small, below 10,000 mature individuals. Its population trend is not well known but is suspected to be declining because of the advancement of American Mink, and badly-planned wind farm projects, within its range. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened, but more precise estimates of its population size and trend are urgently needed.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 625,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial