Taxon name
Charadrius mongolus
Pallas, 1776
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Charadrius mongolus
Pallas, 1776
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Species authority
Pallas, 1776
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a relatively large non-breeding population in the UAE, which after an initial increase has been stable for several decades. The species therefore qualifies as Least Concern at the national level.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is a very common wintering bird and passage migrant along the coast of the UAE (Pedersen et al. 2017). The highest numbers are recorded in April and in October (Pedersen et al. 2017). Especially during migration, individuals may also occur further inland away from the coast (Richardson 1990).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species occurs along the coast, where it frequents sandy beaches, mudflats and tidal pools and creeks (Richardson 1990, Aspinall and Porter 2011). There is no information available about its diet in the UAE; generally, during the non-breeding season the species takes insects, crustaceans (such as crabs and amphipods), molluscs (particularly bivalves) and polychaete worms (del Hoyo et al. 1996). This species is fully migratory (del Hoyo et al. 1996). Birds wintering in the UAE breed in central Siberia, where flocks form in early July and depart for the winter quarters in early-August to early-September (adults leaving first), to arrive in India, south Arabia and East Africa in early-August to mid-September (del Hoyo et al. 1996). During the non-breeding season, the species may occur singly or in flocks of up to 100 individuals or more, often in mixed flocks with Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii (Johnsgard 1981, Urban et al. 1986, Richardson 1990).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The most relevant threats within UAE are changes in coastal land-use and the possibility of oil pollution, but the severity of these threats towards this species is unknown.
History
The species also qualified as Least Concern in 1996 with the number of mature individuals exceeding 1,000 (EBRC data).
Publication
Burfield, I.J., Westrip, J., Sheldon, R.D., Hermes, C., Wheatley, H., Smith, D., Harding, K.A. Allen, D.J. and Alshamsi, O. 2021. UAE National Red List of Birds. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
