Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This large shorebird has declined rapidly according to monitoring of non-breeding sites that hold the majority of the population and from a transect survey of a significant part of the breeding range. There is considerable uncertainty in the rate of the reduction, but it is estimated to fall between 20-49% over the past three generations and for the period projected to the near future. At present, the population size and range remain large. Due to the rate of population reduction, the species is assessed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 270000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,200,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
USFWS - Bird of Conservation Concern
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine