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The mighty Grey Plover, once a "least concern" superstar across eight major flyways, has plummeted by over 30% in just 23 years, forcing a sobering "vulnerable" status as habitat fragmentation and anthropogenic pressures take their toll.
GREY PLOVER (Pluvialis squatarola)
Habitat: Global distribution across Pacific, Atlantic, Black Sea-Mediterranean, East Asia-East Africa, Central & East Asia-Australasia flyways
Photo Source: Andrej Chudý (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Our adaptable Killdeer, that familiar face in American landscapes, has lost over 20% of its population across three flyways, pushing this once-stable species into "near threatened" territory despite its remarkable urban resilience.
KILLDEER (Charadrius vociferus)
Habitat: Pacific, Central & Atlantic Americas flyways
Photo Source: Animalia
The charismatic Marbled Godwit, master of three American flyways, faces a staggering 30-49% population crash, elevating it to "vulnerable" as its breeding and non-breeding habitats face unprecedented pressures.
MARBLED GODWIT (Limosa fedoa)
The long-distance champion Hudsonian Godwit is experiencing a heartbreaking 30%+ decline across two Americas flyways, with climate-driven phenological mismatches threatening its breeding success.
HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Limosa haemastica)
Habitat: Central & Atlantic Americas flyways
The cosmopolitan Ruddy Turnstone, present in seven global flyways and hovering around 750,000-1,750,000 individuals, has slipped 20-29% in just 18 years, earning a "near threatened" classification.
RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres)
Habitat: Pacific & Atlantic Americas, East Atlantic, Black Sea-Mediterranean, East Asia-East Africa, Central & East Asia-Australasia flyways
Photo Source: Arian Fernandez
The secretive Broad-billed Sandpiper has lost over 30% of its population in 13 years across three Asian flyways, with peatland drainage in European breeding grounds dealing a devastating blow.
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER (Calidris falcinellus)
Habitat: East Asia-East Africa, Central & East Asia-Australasia flyways
The elegant Stilt Sandpiper shows a concerning 20-29% decline across two American flyways, with tundra breeding habitat alterations challenging its survival.
STILT SANDPIPER (Calidris himantopus)
The remarkable Curlew Sandpiper has declined 30-49% in just 15 years across five major flyways, pushed to "vulnerable" by synergistic threats across its vast range.
CURLEW SANDPIPER (Calidris ferruginea)
Habitat: East Atlantic, Black Sea-Mediterranean, East Asia-East Africa, Central & East Asia-Australasia flyways
Our beloved Dunlin, once abundant across seven global flyways, shows a 20-29% population crash, moving to "near threatened" as multiple threats compound across its circumpolar range.
DUNLIN (Calidris alpina)
Photo Source: Myhill.bob
The tiny but mighty Least Sandpiper faces a 20-29% decline across three American flyways, its "near threatened" status reflecting the vulnerability of even our most widespread shorebirds.
LEAST SANDPIPER (Calidris minutilla)
The distinctive White-rumped Sandpiper has plummeted 30-49% across two American flyways, its new "vulnerable" status highlighting the urgent need for stopover habitat protection.
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Calidris fuscicollis)
Photo Source: Aniamalia
The unique Buff-breasted Sandpiper, already "near threatened," now faces 30-49% declines across two flyways, pushing it to "vulnerable" despite recent population size revisions.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Calidris subruficollis)
Photo Source: Remydee1
The robust Short-billed Dowitcher shows concerning 30-49% declines across three American flyways, its new "vulnerable" status backed by multiple monitoring datasets.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Limnodromus griseus)
Photo Source: Andy Morffew (CC BY 2.0)
The distinctive Long-billed Dowitcher faces 20-29% declines across two flyways, its "near threatened" status emphasizing the importance of temporary wetland conservation.
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Habitat: Pacific & Central Americas flyways
The graceful Lesser Yellowlegs shows alarming 30-49% declines across three American flyways, with unsustainable harvest and habitat loss pushing its 650,000 remaining individuals toward "vulnerable" status.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa flavipes)
The Greater Yellowlegs faces a 20-29% decline across three flyways, its new "near threatened" status reflecting the complexity of monitoring and protecting wide-ranging species.
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa melanoleuca)
Photo Source: Greater Yellowlegs
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