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Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Low
Land mass type   Average mass -

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 3,720,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 13,700,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Stable -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 5.6 - - -
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.110,000-350,000 individuals (Wetlands International, 2006), while national population estimates include: < c.10,000 individuals on migration and c.1,000-10,000 wintering individuals in China; c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals in Taiwan and c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).
Trend justification: The overall population trend is stable, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Afghanistan Native No     Yes
Albania Native No   Yes  
Algeria Native No      
Angola Vagrant No      
Antigua and Barbuda Vagrant No      
Armenia Native No      
Australia Vagrant No      
Austria Native No      
Azerbaijan Native No      
Bahrain Native No   Yes Yes
Bangladesh Native No      
Barbados Vagrant No      
Belarus Native No      
Belgium Native No   Yes  
Benin Native No      
Bosnia and Herzegovina Native No      
Botswana Vagrant No      
Brunei Native No      
Bulgaria Native No   Yes  
Burkina Faso Native No      
Burundi Native No      
Cambodia Vagrant No      
Cameroon Native No      
Canada Native No      
Cape Verde Vagrant No      
Côte d'Ivoire Native No      
Chad Native No      
China (mainland) Native No   Yes  
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Native No      
Croatia Native No     Yes
Cyprus Native No      
Czech Republic Native No     Yes
Denmark Native No     Yes
Djibouti Vagrant No      
Dominica Vagrant No      
Egypt Native No      
Eritrea Native No      
Estonia Native No      
Ethiopia Native No      
Finland Native No Yes   Yes
France Native No   Yes Yes
Gambia Native No      
Georgia Native No      
Germany Native No   Yes Yes
Ghana Native No      
Greece Native No   Yes Yes
Guadeloupe (to France) Vagrant No      
Guam (to USA) Unknown No      
Guinea Native No      
Guinea-Bissau Native No      
Hong Kong (China) Native No      
Hungary Native No     Yes
India Native No      
Indonesia Native No      
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No   Yes Yes
Iraq Native No   Yes Yes
Ireland Native No   Yes  
Israel Native No      
Italy Native No   Yes Yes
Japan Native No      
Jordan Native No     Yes
Kazakhstan Native No      
Kenya Native No      
Kuwait Native No   Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Native No      
Laos Native No      
Latvia Native No      
Lebanon Vagrant No     Yes
Liberia Vagrant No      
Libya Native No      
Liechtenstein Vagrant No      
Luxembourg Vagrant No      
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Native No   Yes  
Malawi Vagrant No      
Malaysia Native No      
Maldives Vagrant No      
Mali Native No      
Malta Native No      
Martinique (to France) Vagrant No      
Mauritania Native No      
Micronesia, Federated States of Vagrant No      
Moldova Native No     Yes
Mongolia Native No      
Montenegro Native No   Yes  
Montserrat (to UK) Vagrant No      
Morocco Native No      
Mozambique Vagrant No      
Myanmar Native No      
Nepal Native No      
Netherlands Native No   Yes  
Niger Native No      
Nigeria Native No      
North Korea Native No      
Norway Native No Yes   Yes
Oman Native No   Yes Yes
Pakistan Native No      
Palestinian Authority Territories Native No   Yes Yes
Poland Native No     Yes
Portugal Native No   Yes  
Qatar Native No     Yes
Romania Native No     Yes
Russia (Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (Central Asian) Native No Yes   Yes
Russia (European) Native No Yes    
Rwanda Native No      
Saudi Arabia Native No   Yes Yes
Senegal Native No      
Serbia Native No   Yes  
Seychelles Native No      
Singapore Native No      
Slovakia Native No      
Slovenia Native No   Yes  
Somalia Native No      
South Africa Vagrant No      
South Korea Native No      
South Sudan Native No   Yes  
Spain Native No   Yes  
Sri Lanka Native No      
St Kitts and Nevis Vagrant No      
St Lucia Vagrant No      
St Vincent and the Grenadines Vagrant No      
Sudan Native No      
Sweden Native No Yes   Yes
Switzerland Native No      
Syria Native No   Yes Yes
Taiwan (China) Native No      
Tajikistan Native No      
Tanzania Native No      
Thailand Native No   Yes  
Timor-Leste Vagrant No      
Togo Vagrant No      
Trinidad and Tobago Vagrant No      
Tunisia Native No      
Turkey Native No   Yes  
Turkmenistan Native No      
Uganda Native No      
Ukraine Native No     Yes
United Arab Emirates Native No   Yes Yes
United Kingdom Native No   Yes Yes
USA Native No   Yes  
Uzbekistan Native No      
Vietnam Native No   Yes  
Yemen Native No   Yes Yes
Zambia Vagrant No      
Zimbabwe Vagrant No      

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory IBA Name IBA link
China (mainland) Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve site factsheet
China (mainland) Lianyungang saltworks site factsheet
Denmark Tøndermarsken, Magisterkog and Rudbøl Sø site factsheet
Finland Käsivarsi fjelds site factsheet
Finland Kevo site factsheet
Finland Lemmenjoki-Hammastunturi-Pulju site factsheet
Finland Oulu region wetlands site factsheet
Finland Pomokaira-Koitelaiskaira site factsheet
Finland Pori archipelago and wetlands site factsheet
Finland Saariselkä and Koilliskaira site factsheet
France Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin site factsheet
France Camargue site factsheet
France Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux site factsheet
Ghana Densu Delta Ramsar Site site factsheet
Ghana Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site site factsheet
Ghana Sakumo Lagoon Ramsar Site site factsheet
Ghana Songor Ramsar Site site factsheet
Mali Lac Débo - Lac Oualado Débo site factsheet
Mauritania Aftout es Sâheli site factsheet
Netherlands Balgzand site factsheet
Netherlands Dollard site factsheet
Netherlands Frisian Wadden Sea coast site factsheet
Netherlands Oosterschelde site factsheet
Netherlands Wadden Sea site factsheet
Netherlands Westerschelde and Saeftinghe site factsheet
Niger Mozagué reservoir site factsheet
Nigeria Hadejia-Nguru wetlands site factsheet
Pakistan Indus Dolphin Reserve and Kandhkot wetlands site factsheet
Pakistan Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary site factsheet
Romania Buhuşu reservoir - Bacău - Tătărăşti site factsheet
Romania Cârja - Maţa - Rădeanu - Roşcani site factsheet
Romania Danube Delta site factsheet
Romania Prut river flood-plain - Vlădeşti - Frumuşiţa site factsheet
Russia (Asian) North-east Sakhalin lagoons site factsheet
Russia (Asian) Tyk and Viakhtu bays site factsheet
Russia (Central Asian) Upper and Middle Yuribey site factsheet
Russia (Central Asian) Valley of headwaters of the river Schuchya site factsheet
Russia (European) Lapland Biosphere Reserve site factsheet
South Korea Cheonsu Bay site factsheet
Sweden Lake Tjålmejaure-Laisdalen valley site factsheet
Sweden River Umeälven delta site factsheet
Sweden Taavavuoma site factsheet
Thailand Chiang Saen Basin (including Nong Bong Kai Non-hunting Area) site factsheet
Thailand Inner Gulf of Thailand site factsheet
Ukraine Syvash Bay site factsheet
Vietnam Nghia Hung site factsheet
Vietnam Tien Lang site factsheet
Vietnam Xuan Thuy site factsheet

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Ponds (below 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Salt Exploitation Sites suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Wastewater Treatment Areas suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Forest Boreal suitable breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded suitable non-breeding
Grassland Tundra suitable breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subarctic suitable breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 0 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (large scale) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects
Biological resource use Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects
Natural system modifications Dams & water management/use / Abstraction of ground water (unknown use) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications Dams & water management/use / Abstraction of surface water (unknown use) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications Dams & water management/use / Dams (size unknown) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications Other ecosystem modifications Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, 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
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild International Non-trivial Recent
Sport Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Tringa erythropus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013.

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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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
Species name author (Pallas, 1764)
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Stable
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 3,720,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species