Charadrius dubius | UAE National Red List of Birds
Taxa
Charadrius dubius | Scopoli, 1786
Publication
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment status criteria
D1
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a small breeding and a very small non-breeding population. Both the breeding population and the non-breeding populations are assumed to be increasing within the UAE. The breeding population size is low enough, though, that it triggers listing as Vulnerable under Criterion D1. Based on the regional criteria, however, the breeding population warrants a regional adjustment of one category to Near Threatened due to the likelihood of a rescue effect.The non-breeding population is under a greater risk of extinction, qualifying as Endangered, but undergoing an adjustment down to Vulnerable based on global status (LC). However, the national status is based on its breeding population, which takes precedence. Therefore, overall the species is listed as Near Threatened.
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
The main potential threat to this species within UAE is the infilling of its wetland habitat (Aspinall 1996).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
The breeding population is thought to have been 150-300 mature individuals in 1996, qualifying as Endangered, but adjusted down to Vulnerable based on rescue effect. The population has increased since then and it is now listed as Near Threatened.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Charadrius dubius | Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | Charadrius |