I support this downlisting, but my comment here is purely qualitative. It is a difficult species to count well because flocks are easily missed by counters in mangroves or on complex rocky substrates. This creates substantial measurement error, and the results of trend analyses are affected by how the data are filtered and aggregated. I have never come across any significant red flags for this species in our national analyses of Australian data, and have always personally considered to be a stable or slightly increasing species in Australia.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 3 May 2024. We will now analyse and interpret all information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 3 May 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 13 May 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
only one of Grey-tailed Tattler was encountered in Tanintharyi coastal area in 2015 Myanmar.
I support this downlisting, but my comment here is purely qualitative. It is a difficult species to count well because flocks are easily missed by counters in mangroves or on complex rocky substrates. This creates substantial measurement error, and the results of trend analyses are affected by how the data are filtered and aggregated. I have never come across any significant red flags for this species in our national analyses of Australian data, and have always personally considered to be a stable or slightly increasing species in Australia.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 3 May 2024. We will now analyse and interpret all information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 3 May 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 13 May 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.