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Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

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 Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type   Average mass 77.5 g

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 6,300,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 25,000,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Decreasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 5.6 - - -
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.260,000-1,200,000 individuals (Wetlands International, 2006), while national population estimates include: c.100-10,000 breeding pairs, > c.10,000 individuals on migration and c.1,000-10,000 wintering individuals in China; c.50-10,000 wintering individuals in Taiwan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).
Trend justification: The overall population trend is decreasing, 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      
Algeria Native No      
Angola Native No      
Armenia Native No      
Australia Native No      
Austria Native No      
Azerbaijan Native No   Yes Yes
Bahrain Native No   Yes Yes
Bangladesh Native No      
Belarus Native No Yes    
Belgium Vagrant No      
Benin Native No      
Bosnia and Herzegovina Native No      
Botswana Native No      
British Indian Ocean Territory Native No      
Brunei Native No      
Bulgaria Native No Yes    
Burkina Faso Native No      
Burundi Native No      
Cambodia Native No      
Cameroon Native No      
Cape Verde Vagrant No      
Côte d'Ivoire Native No      
Central African Republic Native No      
Chad Native No      
China (mainland) Native No   Yes  
Christmas Island (to Australia) Vagrant No      
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Native No      
Croatia Native No     Yes
Cyprus Native No     Yes
Czech Republic Native No      
Denmark Vagrant No      
Djibouti Native No      
Egypt Native No      
Equatorial Guinea Native No      
Eritrea Native No      
Estonia Native No      
Ethiopia Native No      
Finland Native No Yes    
France Native No   Yes Yes
Gabon Native No      
Gambia Native No      
Georgia Native No      
Germany Vagrant No      
Ghana Native No      
Greece Native No     Yes
Guam (to USA) Native No   Yes  
Guinea Native No      
Guinea-Bissau Native No      
Hong Kong (China) Native No   Yes  
Hungary Native No      
India Native No      
Indonesia Native No      
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No   Yes Yes
Iraq Native No   Yes Yes
Ireland Vagrant No      
Israel Native No     Yes
Italy Native No     Yes
Japan Native No      
Jordan Native No     Yes
Kazakhstan Native No Yes    
Kenya Native No      
Kuwait Native No   Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Native No      
Laos Native No      
Latvia Native No Yes    
Lebanon Native No     Yes
Lesotho Native No      
Liberia Native No      
Libya Native No      
Lithuania Native No Yes    
Luxembourg Vagrant No      
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Native No      
Madagascar Native No      
Malawi Native No      
Malaysia Native No      
Maldives Vagrant No      
Mali Native No      
Malta Native No      
Marshall Islands Vagrant No      
Mauritania Native No      
Mauritius Vagrant No      
Micronesia, Federated States of Native No   Yes  
Moldova Native No Yes   Yes
Mongolia Native No Yes    
Montenegro Native No   Yes  
Morocco Native No      
Mozambique Native No      
Myanmar Native No      
Namibia Native No      
Nepal Native No      
Netherlands Vagrant No      
New Zealand Vagrant No      
Niger Native No      
Nigeria Native No      
North Korea Native No      
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) Native No   Yes  
Norway Vagrant No      
Oman Native No   Yes Yes
Pakistan Native No      
Palau Native No   Yes  
Palestinian Authority Territories Native No     Yes
Papua New Guinea Native No      
Philippines Native No   Yes  
Poland Native No Yes    
Portugal Vagrant No      
Qatar Native No   Yes Yes
Romania Native No Yes   Yes
Russia (Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (Central Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (European) Native No      
Rwanda Native No      
Saudi Arabia Native No   Yes Yes
Senegal Native No      
Serbia Native No   Yes  
Seychelles Native No      
Sierra Leone Native No      
Singapore Native No      
Slovakia Native No      
Slovenia Native No      
Somalia Native No      
South Africa Native No      
South Korea Native No      
South Sudan Native No   Yes  
Spain Native No   Yes  
Sri Lanka Native No   Yes  
Sudan Native No      
Swaziland Native No      
Sweden Vagrant No      
Switzerland Native No      
Syria Native No   Yes Yes
Taiwan (China) Native No      
Tajikistan Native No      
Tanzania Native No      
Thailand Native No      
Timor-Leste Native No   Yes Yes
Togo Vagrant No      
Tunisia Native No      
Turkey Native No      
Turkmenistan Native No      
Uganda Native No      
Ukraine Native No Yes   Yes
United Arab Emirates Native No   Yes Yes
United Kingdom Vagrant No      
USA Vagrant No      
Uzbekistan Native No      
Vietnam Native No      
Yemen Native No   Yes Yes
Zambia Native No      
Zimbabwe Native No      

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory IBA Name IBA link
Azerbaijan Divichi liman (or Lake Akzibir) site factsheet
China (mainland) Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve site factsheet
China (mainland) Coastal mudflat of Tianjin site factsheet
China (mainland) Lianyungang saltworks site factsheet
Djibouti Dôda site factsheet
Ghana Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site site factsheet
Greece Divari Pilou lagoon (Gialova) site factsheet
Greece Evros delta site factsheet
Greece Kalogria lagoon, Strofilia forest, and Lamia marshes site factsheet
Hong Kong (China) Inner Deep Bay and Shenzhen River catchment area site factsheet
Iran, Islamic Republic of Lake Uromiyeh site factsheet
Iran, Islamic Republic of Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay site factsheet
Iran, Islamic Republic of Shur Gol, Yadegarlu and Dorgeh Sangi lakes site factsheet
Israel Southern Arava valley and Elat mountains site factsheet
Kenya Tana River Delta site factsheet
Malaysia Sadong-Saribas coast site factsheet
Philippines Manila Bay site factsheet
Romania Danube Delta site factsheet
Russia (Central Asian) Kurtan Lake site factsheet
Sri Lanka Kayts Island-Mandathive site factsheet
Sri Lanka Mundel Lake site factsheet
Sri Lanka Seguwantive mudflats site factsheet
Tanzania Lake Manyara National Park site factsheet
Uganda Doho Rice Scheme site factsheet
Uganda Kibimba Rice Scheme site factsheet
Ukraine Syvash Bay 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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Freshwater Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) suitable 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 / Scale Unknown/Unrecorded Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
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
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
Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
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
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Avian Botulism (Clostridium botulinum) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Minority (<50%) Rapid Declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality
Pollution Industrial & military effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Species mortality

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Food (human) Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Food (human) Whole Eggs Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Sport Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Tringa stagnatilis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013.

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 (Bechstein, 1803)
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 6,300,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species