Kermadec Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Raoul Island (Ref. 89480). C: Refs. 89447, 89480, 106682; O: Ref. 89480.
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Main Ref: Duffy, C.A.J. and S.T. Ahyong, 2015
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Common names from other countries

Sharp-tailed sandpiper, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Scolopacidae (sandpipers)

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Others; brackish. Temperate

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Indo-Pacific: Oman, Philippines and Kermadec Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

A wader; feeds in marshes and floodplains; breeds near river lowlands (Ref. 95154). Highly omnivorous. The Hunter estuary saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats, south-eastern Australia, identified as feeding and roosting ground for non-breeding birds; where they feed during the day and roost at night; from where they migrate to Alaska, Siberia, Mongolia, northern China or Japan to breed each season. Overwintering birds preyed on by raptors in this region; non-breeding plumage provide good camouflage in the saltmarsh; observed flattening themselves against vegetation when raptors are overhead; when sensing threat, vocalizes warning alarm calls to alert the flock. Population decline linked to coastal developments that compromise their saltmarsh habitat (Ref. 95283).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Oliver, W.R.B. 1912. (Ref. 89447)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bce+3bce+4bce); Date assessed: 15 October 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)