Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: Bonaparte, 1839

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable as its population is suspected to be undergoing moderately rapid declines owing to wetland modification and hunting.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 268,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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