Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Tristram, 1893)

Red List Category

Criteria: D1+2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small population and a restricted range, with the plausible threat of becoming Vulnerable or Endangered in a very short time were invasive mammalian predators to be accidentally introduced. It is therefore classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: 1000-1500 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,260 km²

Country endemic: yes