Calidris temminckii | UAE National Red List of Birds

Taxa
Calidris temminckii | (Leisler, 1812)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Birds
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Birds
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The majority of occurrences of this species within the UAE are likely to be of migrant individuals on passage to and from the breeding grounds or of winter visitors (Pedersen et al. 2017). The species occurs in wetlands throughout the country, particularly along the coast. While numbers peak during autumn passage from August to December, the species has been recorded in the UAE in all months except June (Richardson 1990, Pedersen et al. 2017).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Outside of the breeding season, this species inhabits inland freshwater wetlands such as pools and sewage farms, as well as marshes and mudflats along the coast (Richardson 1990, Aspinall and Porter 2011). There is no information available about its diet in the UAE; elsewhere in inland habitats is feeds primarily of insects and their larvae as well as the occasional plant matter, while along the coasts it takes annelids, crustaceans and small molluscs (Johnsgard 1981, del Hoyo et al. 1996). The species is migratory and breeds in the tundra of northern Eurasia (del Hoyo et al. 1996). Individuals wintering in the UAE leave the breeding grounds in July to early August and migrate southward on broad front (del Hoyo et al. 1996, Snow and Perrins 1998). Part of the population moves further south to winter in sub-Sahara Africa.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D1
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a restricted non-breeding population in the UAE, which qualifies it for listing as Endangered. Based on the stable global population, the species's status has undergone a regional adjustment downl by one category. Therefore, the species is considered Vulnerable at the national level.
About the assessment
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
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Changes in coastal land-use and the possibility of oil pollution could affect this species in UAE, but the severity of these threats towards this species is unknown. Outside of the UAE, it is also threatened in its breeding range by shrinkage and deterioration of suitable habitats (due to eutrophication and the overgrazing of shore meadows), and by increased human recreational disturbance due to the building up of breeding sites (trampling and disturbance often lead to increased hatchling predation and abandonment of nests) (Ronka 1996). The species is also susceptible to avian influenza and may therefore be threatened by future outbreaks of the virus (Melville and Shortridge 2006). Climate change could have an impact on this species in the future.
Conservation Measures

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Further information
History
Assessed as VU (D) for 1996 based on similar population size and rescue effect.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Calidris temminckii Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris