Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: Sclater & Salvin, 1869

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This little-known and elusive species apparently has a small population, and in some areas it is likely to be declining owing to destruction and degradation of its páramo habitat. It is consequently classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2100-5400 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 692,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial