IUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) |
B2ab(iii) |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Near Threatened |
| 2008 |
Near Threatened |
| 2007 |
Near Threatened |
| 2004 |
Least Concern |
| 2000 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
301,000 |
medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) |
481,000 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
|
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
11000-12000 |
good |
Estimated |
2006 |
| Population trend |
Stable |
medium |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The total population has been estimated at 16,200-17,500 individuals, roughly equivalent to 11,000-12,000 mature individuals. |
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Trend justification: There is currently a lack of evidence for a decline in the global population of this species (T. Dodman in litt. 2006), thus the population is estimated to be stable. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Angola |
Native |
No |
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| Botswana |
Native |
No |
|
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| Kenya |
Native |
No |
|
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| Mozambique |
Native |
No |
|
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| Namibia |
Native |
No |
|
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| South Africa |
Native |
No |
|
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| Tanzania |
Native |
No |
|
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| Zambia |
Vagrant |
No |
|
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| Zimbabwe |
Native |
No |
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Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Botswana |
Makgadikgadi Pans |
 |
| Namibia |
Etosha National Park |
|
| Namibia |
Sandwich Harbour |
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| Namibia |
Walvis Bay |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara National Park |
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Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Salt Exploitation Sites |
suitable |
breeding |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
suitable |
resident |
| Marine Neritic |
Estuaries |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools |
major |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats |
major |
breeding |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 0 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
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Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Human intrusions & disturbance |
Recreational activities |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species disturbance |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Abstraction of surface water (commercial use) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Other ecosystem modifications |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Soil erosion, sedimentation |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Industrial & military effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Charadrius pallidus. 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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