IUCN Red List Criteria
| Critically Endangered |
C2a(i,ii);D |
| Endangered |
C2a(i,ii);D |
| Vulnerable |
C2a(i,ii);D1 |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Critically Endangered |
| 2010 |
Critically Endangered |
| 2009 |
Critically Endangered |
| 2008 |
Critically Endangered |
| 2004 |
Critically Endangered |
| 2000 |
Critically Endangered |
| 1996 |
Critically Endangered |
| 1994 |
Critically Endangered |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
890 |
medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) |
890 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
|
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
1-49 |
medium |
Estimated |
2012 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
poor |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
1-49 |
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
9.9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The population is assumed to be tiny (fewer than 50 individuals and mature individuals) based on small number of recent records, most of which are of just 1-3 individuals. |
Trend justification: There are very few recent (uncontroversial) records of this species and they are becoming more infrequent so a continuing decline is suspected, although the rate is not known.
|
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Albania |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Algeria |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Austria |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Azerbaijan |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Bulgaria |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Canada |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Croatia |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Cyprus |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Czech Republic |
Unknown |
No |
|
|
|
| Egypt |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| France |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Germany |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Greece |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Hungary |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Iraq |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Israel |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Italy |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Japan |
Unknown |
No |
|
|
|
| Kazakhstan |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Kuwait |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Libya |
Unknown |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Malta |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Montenegro |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Morocco |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Netherlands |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Palestinian Authority Territories |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Poland |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Portugal |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Romania |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Russia (Central Asian) |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Russia (European) |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Saudi Arabia |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Serbia |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Spain |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Sudan |
Unknown |
possibly |
|
Yes |
|
| Switzerland |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Tunisia |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Turkey |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Ukraine |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| United Kingdom |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Uzbekistan |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Yemen |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Albania |
Patoku lagoon |
 |
| Azerbaijan |
Yashma Island |
|
| Bulgaria |
Atanasovsko Lake |
|
| Bulgaria |
Chengene Skele |
|
| Bulgaria |
Mandra-Poda complex |
|
| Greece |
Agios Mamas marsh |
|
| Greece |
Alyki Angelochoriou lagoon (Megalou Emvolou) |
|
| Greece |
Amvrakikos gulf |
|
| Greece |
Axios, Loudias, and Aliakmon estuaries |
|
| Greece |
Evros delta |
|
| Greece |
Gallikos estuary and Kalohori lagoon |
|
| Greece |
Kalamas estuary |
|
| Greece |
Lagoons of Kerkyra |
|
| Greece |
Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) |
|
| Greece |
Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons, and Acheloos and Evinos estuaries |
|
| Greece |
Mount Dikios, Cape Louros, Lake Psalidi, and Alyki |
|
| Greece |
Nestou delta and coastal lagoons |
|
| Greece |
Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) |
|
| Greece |
Sperchios valley and delta-Maliakos gulf |
|
| Hungary |
Hortobágy and Tisza-to |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay |
|
| Iraq |
Central Marshes |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Hammar |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Shubaicha |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Chubaisah area |
|
| Israel |
Southern Arava valley and Elat mountains |
|
| Morocco |
Merja Zerga |
|
| Oman |
Barr al Hikman |
|
| Romania |
Danube Delta |
|
| Russia (Central Asian) |
Blagoveschenskaya (Kulunda lake and vicinity) |
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Jizan Bay |
|
| Ukraine |
Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays |
|
| Ukraine |
Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Sudochye Lake |
|
| Yemen |
Al-Mukha - Al-Khawkhah |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
Arable Land |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Grassland |
Temperate |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
major |
non-breeding |
| Marine Intertidal |
Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) |
major |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
major |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools |
unset |
non-breeding |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 0 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Other ecosystem modifications |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Food (human) |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
| Sport |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Numenius tenuirostris. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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