Calidris tenuirostris breeds in north-east Siberia,
Russia, wintering mainly in
Australia, but also throughout the coastline of South-East Asia and on the coasts of
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula (del Hoyo
et al. 1996). The Yellow Sea of
North Korea, South Korea and
China is a particularly important stop-over site on migration in both spring and autumn. The global population has been estimated at 380,000 individuals, of which 176,000 were thought to pass through
South Korea (Wetlands International 2006). Since then the reclamation and development of wetlands in South Korea has led to a decline in the observed counts of non-breeding populations, mostly notably including dramatic declines at the Saemangeum wetland which previously held c.20-30% of the global population on migration (Moores
in litt. 2009, Rogers
et al. in litt. 2009). Despite there being no observed declines within the Chinese portion of the Yellow Sea, further declines at smaller staging grounds in Japan and at major wintering grounds in Australia (of c.90,000 individuals [Rogers
et al. 2009]) make it clear that the population is declining overall (Amano 2006, Moores
et al. 2008, R. Clemens
in litt. 2010).
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2012.
Calidris tenuirostris. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
