Family: Charadriidae (Plovers)

Authority: Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a small population, which is undergoing a continuing decline owing to habitat degradation and the impacts of introduced predators.

Population size: 3000-3300 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 23,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Marine