Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bd+3bd+4bd

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Justification of Red List category
A moderately rapid to rapid reduction in the population of Short-billed Dowitcher is estimated to be taking place based on analysis of migration count and Breeding Bird Survey data. The magnitude of the trend is uncertain, and a proportion of the population is not sampled by these surveys, but the migration count survey is considered the most representative dataset for the species. Moderately rapid reductions are also evident from eBird data. Drivers of the recorded decline are uncertain, although likely a combination of threats identified for other declining shorebird species also apply here. The population size and range both remain large. On the basis of the rate of population reduction, Short-billed Dowitcher is assessed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 150000-320000,245000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,800,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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