Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 or Area of Occupancy <2,000 km2, combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size may be moderately small to large, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Population justification
A best guess of the population size is 25,000 - 100,000 indivduals (Unterkofler and Blanco 2012, in Wetlands International 2020).
Trend justification
The population is suspected to be stable (Ellis-Joseph et al. 1992, in Wetlands International 2020).
Text account compilers
Wheatley, H.
Contributors
Ekstrom, J. & Butchart, S.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lake Duck Oxyura vittata. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lake-duck-oxyura-vittata on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.