3 thoughts on “Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)”
In California, USA
Least Sandpiper and Greater Yellowlegs
Tomales Bay = LESA = 37% increase, GRYE = 1125% increase
Least Sandpipers and Greater Yellowlegs have wide northern breeding distributions that are mainly subarctic (Elphick and Tibbitts 2020, Nebel and Cooper 2020). Both species increased at Tomales Bay, reflecting broadscale increases detected in other winter counts along the West Coast (Meehan et al. 2018, Pandolfino and Handel 2018; but see Stenzel and Page 2018). At Tomales Bay, increases by Least Sandpipers, and probably Greater Yellowlegs, were at least partly associated with the restoration of the Giacomini Wetlands.
See references in
Warnock, N., S. Jennings, J. P. Kelly, E. Condeso, and D. Lumpkin. 2021. Declining wintering shorebird populations at a temperate estuary in California: a 30-year perspective. Ornithological Applications 123:1-19.
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.
In California, USA
Least Sandpiper and Greater Yellowlegs
Tomales Bay = LESA = 37% increase, GRYE = 1125% increase
Least Sandpipers and Greater Yellowlegs have wide northern breeding distributions that are mainly subarctic (Elphick and Tibbitts 2020, Nebel and Cooper 2020). Both species increased at Tomales Bay, reflecting broadscale increases detected in other winter counts along the West Coast (Meehan et al. 2018, Pandolfino and Handel 2018; but see Stenzel and Page 2018). At Tomales Bay, increases by Least Sandpipers, and probably Greater Yellowlegs, were at least partly associated with the restoration of the Giacomini Wetlands.
See references in
Warnock, N., S. Jennings, J. P. Kelly, E. Condeso, and D. Lumpkin. 2021. Declining wintering shorebird populations at a temperate estuary in California: a 30-year perspective. Ornithological Applications 123:1-19.
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.