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This is a list of Charadriiformes species by global population. Charadriiformes (Charadrius being Latin for "plover") is the taxonomic order to which the waders, gulls, and auks belong. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields.
Not all Charadriiformes have had their numbers quantified, but species without population estimates are included in a secondary table below.
The Charadriiformes were sometimes grouped with the Ciconiiformes in older taxonomic systems (e.g., Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy). [1] However, the American Ornithological Society [2] , International Ornithologists' Union (IOC) [3] and BirdLife International, [4] which informs IUCN taxonomy, now agree on it being a separate order following more recent genetic analyses. [5] [6]
A variety of methods are used for counting Charadriiformes. For example, the piping plover is subject to the quinquennial Piping Plover International Census, which is carried out in 9 Canadian provinces, 32 US states, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. In the 2006 survey, Saskatchewan alone had 159 volunteers scour 294 waterbodies. [7] [8] The mountain plover has had its nests counted through the drive transect method. Once density has been calculated, the numbers are extrapolated over a bird's range. [9] For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 392 species of Charadriiformes, eight of which are extinct. [10] [11] [12] There are several disagreements about the species status of taxa within Charadriiformes. As of January 2026, IOC lists ten species which are considered subspecies by IUCN/BirdLife International. Similarly, IUCN/BirdLife International list three species which still have subspecies status in IOC taxonomies. See 'Notes' column of included tables for more information on these taxonomic disputes.
This list follows IUCN classifications for species names and taxonomy. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names and taxonomies are noted.
Some members of Charadriiformes are extinct:
| Common name | Binomial name | Population | Status | Trend | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javan lapwing | Vanellus macropterus | 0-49 [21] | CR [21] | May be extinct. Last confirmed sighting was in 1939. [21] | | |
| Eskimo curlew | Numenius borealis | 0-49 [22] | CR [22] | ? [22] | May be extinct. Last confirmed sighting in 1963. [22] | |
| New Caledonian buttonquail | Turnix novaecaledoniae | 0-49 [23] | CR [23] | ? [23] | May be extinct. Last sighting was in 1911. [23] | |
| Black stilt | Himantopus novaezelandiae | 1-49 [24] | CR [24] | ? [24] | Population consists primarily of captive-reared birds, which are not counted toward IUCN population estimates. Total population numbered 156 individuals as of 2023. [24] | |
| Jerdon's courser | Rhinoptilus bitorquatus | 1-50 [25] | CR [25] | ? [25] | Probably still extant, but no confirmed observations since 2009. [25] | |
| Buff-breasted buttonquail | Turnix olivii | 1-249 [26] | CR [26] | ? [26] | May be extinct. Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 1-49. [26] | |
| Chinese crested tern | Thalasseus bernsteini | 30-49 [27] | CR [27] | | ||
| Southern red-breasted plover (Southern New Zealand dotterel; New Zealand plover) | Anarhynchus obscurus | 60-80 [28] | CR [28] | Total population is estimated to be 120 individuals. [28] Note that IUCN/BirdLife International split New Zealand dotterel into two species – this one and the northern red-breasted plover. [4] IOC taxonomy maintains both of these species as New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus obscurus). [11] | | |
| Shore plover | Thinornis novaeseelandiae | 170 [29] | EN [29] | Estimate from 2021/22 counts of 85 breeding pairs. [29] | | |
| Chatham Islands oystercatcher | Haematopus chathamensis | 200-249 [30] | EN [30] | | ||
| Spoon-billed sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | 240-620 [31] | CR [31] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 490. [31] | | |
| Magellanic plover | Pluvianellus socialis | 250-999 [32] | VU [32] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 330. [32] | | |
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | 251-5,000 [33] | EN [33] | Population varies substantially based on drought conditions. Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 251-1,000. [33] | | |
| Australian painted-snipe | Rostratula australis | 270-410 [34] | EN [34] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 340. [34] | | |
| Saint Helena plover | Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae | 545 [35] | VU [35] | IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Lava gull | Leucophaeus fuliginosus | 600-800 [36] | VU [36] | Total population has been estimated to be 900-1,200 individuals. May be an overestimate. [36] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Peruvian tern | Sternula lorata | 600-1,700 [37] | EN [37] | Total population is estimated to be 1,000-2,499 individuals. [37] | | |
| Snowy-crowned tern | Sterna trudeaui | 670-6,700 [38] | LC [38] | Total population is estimated to be 1,000-10,000 individuals. [38] | | |
| Tuamotu sandpiper | Prosobonia parvirostris | 700-1,100 [39] | EN [39] | Maximum estimate for total population is 1,600 indiviudals. [39] | | |
| Madagascar jacana | Actophilornis albinucha | 780-1,643 [40] | EN [40] | Total population is estimated to be 975-2,064 individuals. [40] | | |
| Black-bellied tern | Sterna acuticauda | 800-1,600 [41] | EN [41] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 900-1,100. [41] | | |
| Spotted greenshank (Nordmann's greenshank) | Tringa guttifer | 900-1,600 [42] | EN [42] | Total population is estimated to be 1,500-2,000 individuals. [42] | | |
| Snares Island snipe (Snares snipe) | Coenocorypha huegeli | 1,000-1,500 [43] | NT [43] | | ||
| Black-fronted tern | Chlidonias albostriatus | 1,000-5,000 [44] | EN [44] | Total population is estimated to be 1,827-10,611 individuals. [44] | | |
| Long-billed plover | Charadrius placidus | 1,000-10,000 [45] | LC [45] | ? [45] | Values given are for total population. Estimate is an uncertain one; range and habitat are largely unsurveyed. [45] | |
| Belcher's gull | Larus belcheri | 1,000-10,000 [46] | LC [46] | Values given are for total population. [46] | | |
| Javan plover | Anarhynchus javanicus | 1,300-4,000 [47] | LC [47] | Total population is estimated to be 2,000-6,000 individuals, though it is likely to be larger. [47] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Diademed plover (Diademed sandpiper-plover) | Phegornis mitchellii | 1,500-7,000 [48] | NT [48] | Total population is estimated to be 2,500-9,999 individuals. [48] | | |
| Chatham Islands snipe | Coenocorypha pusilla | 1,800-2,200 [49] | VU [49] | Total population is estimated to be 2,700-3,300 individuals. [49] | | |
| Black-banded plover (Madagascar plover) | Anarhynchus thoracicus | 1,800-2,300 [50] | VU [50] | Total population is estimated to be 2,700-3,500 individuals. [50] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Northern red-breasted plover (Northern New Zealand dotterel; New Zealand plover) | Anarhynchus aquilonius | 1,900 [51] | LC [51] | Total population is estimated to be 2,600 individuals. [51] Note that IUCN/BirdLife International split New Zealand dotterel into two species – this one and the southern red-breasted plover. [4] IOC taxonomy maintains both of these species as New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus obscurus). [11] | | |
| Imperial snipe | Gallinago imperialis | 2,100-5,400 [52] | NT [52] | Total population is estimated to be 3,000-6,000 individuals. [52] | | |
| Damara tern | Sternula balaenarum | 2,200-5,700 [53] | LC [53] | | ||
| Kerguelen tern | Sterna virgata | 2,300-4,300 [54] | NT [54] | Total population is estimated to be 3,500-6,500 individuals. [54] | | |
| Indian skimmer | Rynchops albicollis | 2,450-2,900 [55] | EN [55] | Total population is estimated to be 3,700-4,400 individuals. [55] | | |
| Madagascar snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla | 2,500-9,999 [56] | VU [56] | | ||
| Wood snipe | Gallinago nemoricola | 2,500-9,999 [57] | VU [57] | | ||
| Fairy tern | Sternula nereis | 2,500-9,999 [58] | VU [58] | | ||
| Fuegian snipe | Gallinago stricklandii | 2,500-9,999 [59] | NT [59] | | ||
| Amami woodcock | Scolopax mira | 2,500-9,999 [60] | NT [60] | ? [60] | | |
| Javan woodcock | Scolopax saturata | 2,500-9,999 [61] | NT [61] | | ||
| Chilean skua | Catharacta chilensis | 2,500-9,999 [62] | LC [62] | Tentative estimate; may be an underestimate. [62] | | |
| Andean avocet | Recurvirostra andina | 2,500-9,999 [63] | LC [63] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 5,000. [63] | | |
| Spot-breasted lapwing | Vanellus melanocephalus | 2,500-9,999 [64] | LC [64] | ? [64] | Total population is tentatively estimated to be <10,000 indivduals. [64] | |
| Noble snipe | Gallinago nobilis | 2,500-15,000 [65] | NT [65] | | ||
| Peruvian thick-knee | Burhinus superciliaris | 2,700-3,600 [66] | VU [66] | Total population is estimated to be 4,550 individuals. [66] | | |
| Wrybill | Anarhynchus frontalis | 3,000-3,300 [67] | VU [67] | Total population is estimated to be 4,500-5,000 individuals. [67] | | |
| Black-breasted buttonquail | Turnix melanogaster | 3,000-6,500 [68] | VU [68] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 4,800. [68] | | |
| Madagascar pratincole | Glareola ocularis | 3,300-6,700 [69] | NT [69] | Total population is estimated to be 5,000-10,000 individuals. [69] | | |
| Andean snipe (Jameson's snipe) | Gallinago jamesoni | 3,900-5,200 [70] | LC [70] | ? [70] | Total population is estimated to be 6,500 individuals. [70] | |
| Puna plover | Anarhynchus alticola | 4,000-7,000 [71] | LC [71] | ? [71] | Total population is estimated to be 8,350 individuals. [71] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Charadrius. | |
| Beach thick-knee (Beach stone-curlew) | Esacus magnirostris | 4,100-8,000 [72] | NT [72] | | ||
| African oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini | 4,450 [73] | LC [73] | Total population is estimated to be 6,670 individuals. [73] | | |
| Guadalupe murrelet | Synthliboramphus hypoleucus | 5,000 [74] | EN [74] | Total population is estimated to be 7,500 individuals. [74] | | |
| Malay plover (Malaysian plover) | Anarhynchus peronii | 5,000-15,000 [75] | NT [75] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 10,000-15,000. [75] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| White-bellied seedsnipe | Attagis malouinus | 5,000-20,000 [76] | LC [76] | Total population is estimated to be 8,000-25,000 individuals. [76] | | |
| Puna snipe | Gallinago andina | 5,000-20,000 [77] | LC [77] | Total population is estimated to be 0,000-25,000 individuals. [77] | | |
| Variable oystercatcher | Haematopus unicolor | 5,000-20,000 [78] | LC [78] | | ||
| Japanese murrelet | Synthliboramphus wumizusume | 5,200-9,400 [79] | VU [79] | | ||
| Hooded plover | Thinornis cucullatus | 5,350-5,500 [80] | NT [80] | | ||
| Pied oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris | 6,000-8,000 [81] | LC [81] | Total population is estimated to be 11,000 individuals. [81] | | |
| South polar skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | 6,000-15,000 [82] | LC [82] | Total population is estimated to be 10,000-19,999 individuals. [82] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Catharacta. | | |
| White-fronted tern | Sterna striata | 6,120-25,120 [83] | NT [83] | | ||
| Dolphin gull | Leucophaeus scoresbii | 6,700-19,000 [84] | LC [84] | Total population is estimated to be 10,000-28,000 individuals. [84] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Forbes's plover | Charadrius forbesi | 6,700-33,300 [85] | LC [85] | ? [85] | Total population is estimated to be 10,000-50,000 individuals. [85] | |
| Piping plover | Charadrius melodus | 7,600-8,400 [86] | NT [86] | Total population is estimated to be 11,500-12,500 individuals. [86] | | |
| Sooty oystercatcher | Haematopus fuliginosus | 7,700 [87] | LC [87] | Total population is estimated to be 11,500 individuals. [87] | | |
| Black-fronted dotterel | Charadrius melanops | 7,800-17,800 [88] | LC [88] | ? [88] | Total population is estimated to be 11,700-26,700 individuals. [88] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Elseyornis. | |
| Craveri's murrelet | Synthliboramphus craveri | 8,000 [89] | VU [89] | Total population is estimated to be 12,000 individuals. [89] | | |
| Double-banded plover | Anarhynchus bicinctus | 8,000-14,000 [90] | NT [90] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 13,000. Total population is estimated to be 13,000 - 20,000 individuals. [90] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| South American painted-snipe | Nycticryphes semicollaris | 8,000-100,000 [91] | NT [91] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 10,000-50,000. [91] | | |
| Giant snipe | Gallinago undulata | 8,500 [92] | LC [92] | Total population is estimated to be 12,700 individuals. [92] | | |
| Black-faced sheathbill | Chionis minor | 8,700-13,000 [93] | LC [93] | Total population is estimated to be 13,000-20,000 individuals. [93] | | |
| Inland dotterel | Peltohyas australis | 9,300 [94] | LC [94] | Total population is estimated to be 14,000 individuals. [94] | | |
| Black-winged lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | 9,300-42,000 [95] | LC [95] | ? [95] | Total population is estimated to be 14,000-63,000 individuals. [95] | |
| Moluccan woodcock | Scolopax rochussenii | 9,530-19,059 [96] | VU [96] | | ||
| Olrog's gull | Larus atlanticus | 9,800-15,600 [97] | NT [97] | | ||
| Bristle-thighed curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | 10,000 [98] | NT [98] | | ||
| Bush thick-knee (Bush stone-curlew) | Burhinus grallarius | 10,000-15,000 [99] | LC [99] | | ||
| African skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | 10,000-17,000 [100] | LC [100] | Total population is estimated to be 15,000-25,000 individuals. [100] | | |
| Relict gull | Ichthyaetus relictus | 10,000-19,999 [101] | VU [101] | Total population is estimated to be 15,000-30,000 individuals. [101] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Scripps's murrelet | Synthliboramphus scrippsi | 10,000-19,999 [102] | VU [102] | Total population is estimated to be 15,000-30,000 individuals. [102] | | |
| Brown-chested lapwing | Vanellus superciliosus | 10,000-19,999 [103] | LC [103] | ? [103] | Total population is estimated to be 1-25,000 individuals. Wide estimate comes from uncertainty of threats to species. [103] | |
| Three-banded courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | 10,000-23,300 [104] | LC [104] | ? [104] | Total population is estimated to be 15,000-35,000 individuals. [104] | |
| River lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii | 10,000-25,000 [105] | NT [105] | | ||
| Grey pratincole | Glareola cinerea | 10,000-25,000 [106] | LC [106] | Total population is estimated to be <35,000 individuals. [106] | | |
| Burchell's courser | Cursorius rufus | 10,000-25,000 [107] | LC [107] | Total population is estimated to be <35,000 individuals. [107] | | |
| Grey-breasted seedsnipe | Thinocorus orbignyianus | 10,000-25,000 [108] | LC [108] | Values given are for total population. May be an underestimate. [108] | | |
| Andean lapwing | Vanellus resplendens | 10,000-25,000 [109] | LC [109] | Values given are for total population. May be an underestimate. [109] | | |
| Pacific gull | Larus pacificus | 11,000 [110] | LC [110] | Value given is for total population. | | |
| Sociable lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | 11,200 [111] | CR [111] | Total population is estimated to be 16,000-17,000 individuals. [111] | | |
| Chestnut-banded plover | Anarhynchus pallidus | 11,500-14,900 [112] | LC [112] | Total population is estimated to be 17,500-22,500 individuals. [112] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Egyptian plover | Pluvianus aegyptius | 14,000-50,000 [113] | LC [113] | Total population is estimated to be 21,001-75,000 individuals. [113] | | |
| Saunders's gull | Saundersilarus saundersi | 14,400 [114] | VU [114] | Total population is estimated to be 21,000-22,000 individuals. [114] | | |
| Ross's gull | Rhodostethia rosea | 15,000-70,000 [115] | LC [115] | ? [115] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [115] | |
| Banded lapwing | Vanellus tricolor | 16,600-67,000 [116] | LC [116] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [116] | | |
| Long-toed stint | Calidris subminuta | 16,700 [117] | LC [117] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000 individuals. [117] | | |
| Senegal lapwing | Vanellus lugubris | 16,700-46,700 [118] | LC [118] | ? [118] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-70,000 individuals. [118] | |
| Red-kneed dotterel | Erythrogonys cinctus | 16,700-66,700 [119] | LC [119] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [119] | | |
| Pied plover | Hoploxypterus cayanus | 16,700-66,700 [120] | LC [120] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [120] | | |
| Lesser jacana | Microparra capensis | 16,700-66,700 [121] | LC [121] | ? [121] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [121] | |
| Yellow-billed tern | Sternula superciliaris | 16,700-66,700 [122] | LC [122] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [122] | | |
| Australian pratincole | Stiltia isabella | 16,700-66,700 [123] | LC [123] | ? [123] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [123] | |
| Grey-headed lapwing | Vanellus cinereus | 16,700-66,700 [124] | LC [124] | Total population is estimated to be 25,000-100,000 individuals. [124] | | |
| Water thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | 16,700-83,300 [125] | LC [125] | ? [125] | Total population is estimated to be 25,001-125,000 individuals. [125] | |
| Black-headed lapwing | Vanellus tectus | 16,700-683,000 [126] | LC [126] | ? [126] | Total population is estimated to be 25,001-1,025,000 individuals. [126] | |
| Wandering tattler | Tringa incanus | 18,000 [127] | LC [127] | ? [127] | | |
| Siberian sandplover | Anarhynchus mongolus | 18,000-50,000 [128] | EN [128] | Estimate is highly uncertain, given uncertainty around taxonomic splits. [128] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Mountain plover | Anarhynchus montanus | 20,000 [129] | NT [129] | IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Asian dowitcher | Limnodromus semipalmatus | 20,000-30,000 [130] | NT [130] | ? [130] | | |
| Pheasant-tailed jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | 20,000-33,300 [131] | LC [131] | ? [131] | Total population is estimated to be 30,000-50,000 individuals. [131] | |
| Far Eastern curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | 20,000-35,000 [132] | EN [132] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 21,000-28,000. [132] | | |
| Latham's snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | 20,000-39,000 [133] | NT [133] | | ||
| Auckland snipe (Subantarctic snipe) | Coenocorypha aucklandica | 20,000-49,999 [134] | NT [134] | | ||
| Atlantic white tern (White tern) | Gygis alba | 20,000-49,999 [135] | LC [135] | IUCN/BirdLife International split white tern into three species, Atlantic, Common (G. candida), and Little (G. microrhyncha) white terns. [4] IOC taxonomy maintains all three species within G. alba. [12] | | |
| River tern | Sterna aurantia | 20,000-70,000 [136] | VU [136] | Total population is estimated to be 30,000-100,000 individuals. [136] | | |
| White-tailed lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | 20,000-130,000 [137] | LC [137] | ? [137] | Values given are for total population. European subpopulation estimated at 1,100-10,200 mature individuals. [137] | |
| African snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | 20,000-150,000 [138] | LC [138] | ? [138] | Total population is estimated to be 30,000-225,000 individuals. [138] | |
| Blackish oystercatcher | Haematopus ater | 21,300-89,300 [139] | LC [139] | ? [139] | Total population is estimated to be 32,000-134,000 individuals. [139] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the black oystercatcher (H. bachmani) from this species. [11] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within H. ater. [4] | |
| Fynbos buttonquail | Turnix hottentottus | 22,248-88,553 [140] | LC [140] | Total population is estimated to be 33,206-132,169 individuals. [140] | | |
| Large-billed tern | Phaetusa simplex | 23,300-83,300 [141] | LC [141] | Total population is estimated to be 35,000-125,000 individuals. [141] | | |
| Bronze-winged courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | 23,300-687,000 [142] | LC [142] | Total population is estimated to be 35,000-1,030,000 individuals. [142] | | |
| Snowy plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | 24,000-31,000 [143] | NT [143] | IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Grey gull | Leucophaeus modestus | 25,000 [144] | LC [144] | Value given is for total population. [144] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Australian gull-billed tern (Australian tern) | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | 25,000-100,000 [145] | LC [145] | ? [145] | Values given are for total population. [145] | |
| White-faced plover | Anarhynchus dealbatus | 25,000-250,000 [146] | LC [146] | ? [146] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Charadrius. | |
| Slaty-backed gull | Larus schistisagus | 25,000-1,000,000 [147] | LC [147] | ? [147] | Values given are for total population. [147] | |
| Brown skua | Catharacta antarctica | 26,000-28,000 [148] | LC [148] | Total population is estimated to be 39,000-42,000 individuals. [148] | | |
| Wilson's plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | 26,550-31,650 [149] | LC [149] | IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Great skua | Stercorarius skua | 30,000-34,999 [150] | LC [150] | | ||
| Two-banded plover | Anarhynchus falklandicus | 30,700-92,700 [151] | LC [151] | Total population is estimated to be 46,000-139,000 individuals. [151] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Magellanic oystercatcher | Haematopus leucopodus | 30,700-92,700 [152] | LC [152] | ? [152] | Total population is estimated to be 46,000-139,000 individuals. [152] | |
| Aleutian tern | Onychoprion aleuticus | 31,000 [153] | VU [153] | | ||
| Kittlitz's murrelet | Brachyramphus brevirostris | 32,000-55,000 [154] | NT [154] | Total population is estimated to be 48,000-82,000 individuals. [154] | | |
| Audouin's gull | Ichthyaetus audouinii | 33,000-46,000 [155] | VU [155] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Little pratincole (Small pratincole) | Glareola lactea | 33,300-66,700 [156] | LC [156] | ? [156] | Total population is estimated to be 50,000-100,000 individuals. [156] | |
| Bronze-winged jacana | Metopidius indicus | 33,300-66,700 [157] | LC [157] | ? [157] | Total population is estimated to be 50,000-100,000 individuals. [157] | |
| Long-toed lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | 33,300-110,000 [158] | LC [158] | ? [158] | Total population is estimated to be 50,002-165,000 individuals. [158] | |
| Senegal thick-knee | Burhinus senegalensis | 33,300-133,000 [159] | LC [159] | ? [159] | Total population is estimated to be 50,000-200,000 individuals. [159] | |
| Somali courser | Cursorius somalensis | 33,300-133,000 [160] | LC [160] | ? [160] | Total population is estimated to be 50,000-200,000 individuals. [160] | |
| Greater painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | 33,300-153,000 [161] | LC [161] | ? [161] | Total population is estimated to be 50,003-230,000 individuals. [161] | |
| Rufous-bellied seedsnipe | Attagis gayi | 33,300-1,330,000 [162] | LC [162] | ? [162] | Total population is estimated to be 50,001-2,000,600 individuals. [162] | |
| Pin-tailed snipe | Gallinago stenura | 33,300-1,330,000 [163] | LC [163] | ? [163] | Total population is estimated to be 50,000-2,000,000 individuals. [163] | |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | 34,800-46,300 [164] | LC [164] | Total population is estimated to be 52,200-69,500 individuals. [164] | | |
| Swallow-tailed gull | Creagrus furcatus | 35,000 [165] | LC [165] | ? [165] | Value given is a 1984 estimate for total population. [165] | |
| White-eyed gull | Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus | 35,800-37,800 [166] | LC [166] | Total population is estimated to be 53,700-56,700 individuals. [166] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| White-crowned lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | 37,300-85,300 [167] | LC [167] | Total population is estimated to be 56,000-128,000 individuals. [167] | | |
| Ivory gull | Pagophila eburnea | 38,000-52,000 [168] | NT [168] | Total population is estimated to be 58,000-78,000 individuals. [168] | | |
| Yellow-footed gull | Larus livens | 40,000 [169] | LC [169] | ? [169] | Total population is estimated to be 60,000 individuals. [169] | |
| Caspian plover | Anarhynchus asiaticus | 40,000-55,000 [170] | LC [170] | Values given are for total population. [170] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Double-banded courser | Smutsornis africanus | 40,000-150,000 [171] | LC [171] | Total population is estimated to be 60,000-225,000 individuals. [171] | | |
| Temminck's courser | Cursorius temminckii | 40,000-190,000 [172] | LC [172] | ? [172] | Total population is estimated to be 60,001-285,000 individuals. [172] | |
| Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | 41,000-70,000 [173] | VU [173] | | ||
| Grey-tailed tattler | Tringa brevipes | 42,000-49,000 [174] | LC [174] | Total population is estimated to be 70,000 individuals. [174] | | |
| Spotted thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | 43,300-143,000 [175] | LC [175] | Total population is estimated to be 65,000-215,000 individuals. [175] | | |
| Armenian gull | Larus armenicus | 45,000-73,000 [176] | LC [176] | Total population is estimated to be 68,000-110,000 individuals. [176] | | |
| African three-banded plover (Three-banded plover) | Charadrius tricollaris | 46,700-93,300 [177] | LC [177] | Total population is estimated to be 70,001-140,000 individuals. [177] | | |
| Chestnut-backed buttonquail | Turnix castanotus | 50,000 [178] | LC [178] | Total population is estimated to be 100,000 individuals, but no data exist to support this guess. [178] | | |
| Common white tern (White tern) | Gygis candida | 50,000-99,999 [179] | LC [179] | IUCN/BirdLife International split white tern into three species, Common, Atlantic (G. alba), and Little (G. microrhyncha) white terns. [4] IOC taxonomy maintains all three species within G. alba. [12] | | |
| South Island oystercatcher | Haematopus finschi | 50,000-99,999 [180] | LC [180] | Total population is estimated to be 113,000 individuals. [180] | | |
| American oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | 50,000-99,999 [181] | LC [181] | ? [181] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 61,000. [181] | |
| Collared plover | Anarhynchus collaris | 50,000-499,999 [182] | LC [182] | IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Magellanic snipe | Gallinago magellanica | 50,000-1,027,000 [183] | LC [183] | True population size is likely near upper end of estimate. [183] | | |
| Elegant tern | Thalasseus elegans | 51,000-90,000 [184] | NT [184] | Values given are for total population. [184] | | |
| Eurasian dotterel | Eudromias morinellus | 51,300-103,000 [185] | LC [185] | ? [185] | Total population is estimated to be 77,000-155,000 individuals. [185] | |
| Royal tern | Thalasseus maximus | 55,000 [186] | LC [187] | IUCN/BirdLife International do not provide a population estimate. [187] Value reported comes from Partners in Flight Database. [186] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the West African crested tern (T. albididoralis), from this species, noting its closer relation to the lesser crested tern. [12] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain T. albididoralis as a subspecies within T. maximus. [4] | | |
| White-fronted plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | 57,300-83,300 [188] | LC [188] | ? [188] | Total population is estimated to be 86,000-125,000 individuals. [188] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Charadrius. | |
| Sharp-tailed sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | 60,000-120,000 [189] | VU [189] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 73,000. [189] | | |
| Wattled lapwing (African wattled lapwing) | Vanellus senegallus | 60,000-210,000 [190] | LC [190] | Total population is estimated to be 90,000-315,000 individuals. [190] | | |
| Red-capped plover | Anarhynchus ruficapillus | 63,300 [191] | LC [191] | ? [191] | Total population is estimated to be 95,000 individuals. [191] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Charadrius. | |
| Long-billed curlew | Numenius americanus | 66,000-133,000 [192] | LC [192] | Total population is estimated to be 98,000-198,000 individuals. [192] | | |
| Masked lapwing | Vanellus miles | 66,700-667,000 [193] | LC [193] | Total population is estimated to be 100,000-1,000,000 individuals. [193] | | |
| Least seedsnipe | Thinocorus rumicivorus | 66,700-683,000 [194] | LC [194] | ? [194] | Total population is estimated to be 99,999-1,024,998 individuals. [194] | |
| Whiskered auklet | Aethia pygmaea | >67,000 [195] | LC [195] | Total population is estimated to be more than 100,000 individuals. [195] | | |
| Blacksmith lapwing | Vanellus armatus | 67,000-667,000 [196] | LC [196] | Total population is estimated to be 100,000-1,000,000 individuals. [196] | | |
| Surfbird | Calidris virgata | 70,000 [197] | LC [197] | | ||
| Red-necked avocet | Recurvirostra novaehollandiae | 71,000 [198] | LC [198] | Total population is estimated to be 107,000 individuals. [198] | | |
| Little curlew | Numenius minutus | 73,300 [199] | LC [199] | Total population is estimated to be 110,000 individuals. [199] | | |
| Spur-winged lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | 83,000-534,000 [200] | LC [200] | Total population is estimated to be 125,000-800,000 individuals. [200] | | |
| Rock pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | 83,300-267,000 [201] | LC [201] | ? [201] | Total population is estimated to be 125,000-400,000 individuals. [201] | |
| Buff-breasted sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | 84,000-364,000 [202] | VU [202] | | ||
| Rufous-chested plover (Rufous-chested dotterel) | Zonibyx modestus | 88,700-709,000 [203] | LC [203] | ? [203] | Total population is estimated to be 133,000-1,063,000 individuals. [203] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | |
| Black-billed gull | Chroicocephalus bulleri | 90,000-121,000 [204] | NT [204] | ? [204] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | |
| Pacific golden plover | Pluvialis fulva | 90,000-140,000 [205] | LC [205] | Total population is estimated to be 150,000-200,000 individuals. [205] | | |
| Black turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | 95,000 [206] | LC [206] | | ||
| Broad-billed sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | 96,000-136,000 [207] | VU [207] | | ||
| Little gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | 97,000-270,000 [208] | LC [208] | Values given are for total population. [208] | | |
| Andean gull | Chroicocephalus serranus | 100,000 [209] | LC [209] | ? [209] | Total population is estimated to be 150,000 individuals. [209] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | |
| Brown-headed gull | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus | 100,000-200,000 [210] | LC [210] | Values given are for total population. [210] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Greater sandplover | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | 100,000-225,000 [211] | LC [211] | Total population is estimated to be 150,000-340,000 individuals. [211] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Red-legged kittiwake | Rissa brevirostris | 100,000-499,999 [212] | VU [212] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 279,600. [212] | | |
| South American snipe (Pantanal snipe) | Gallinago paraguaiae | 100,000-499,999 [213] | LC [213] | This estimate for mature individuals is tentative, given the expectation that former estimate of 25,000-100,000 individuals was large underestimate. [213] | | |
| Iceland gull | Larus glaucoides | 100,000-499,999 [214] | LC [214] | Values given are for total population. [214] | | |
| Grey-backed tern (Spectacled tern) | Onychoprion lunatus | 100,000-1,000,000 [215] | LC [215] | Values given are for total population. [215] | | |
| Kittlitz's plover | Anarhychus pecuarius | 101,000-217,000 [216] | LC [216] | Total population is estimated to be 151,000-325,000 individuals. [216] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Temminck's stint | Calidris temminckii | 110,000-850,000 [217] | LC [217] | ? [217] | Total population is estimated to be 165,000-1,255,000 individuals. [217] | |
| Western gull | Larus occidentalis | 115,500-118,500 [218] | LC [218] | Values given are for total population [218] | | |
| Forster's tern | Sterna forsteri | 120,000 [219] | LC [219] | Value given is for total population. [219] | | |
| Least tern | Sternula antillarum | 120,000 [186] | LC [220] | IUCN/BirdLife International do not provide a population estimate. [220] Value reported comes from Partners in Flight Database. [186] | | |
| Spotted redshank | Tringa erythropus | 121,000-233,000 [221] | LC [221] | Total population is estimated to be 182,000-350,000 individuals. [221] | | |
| Pallas's gull | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | 125,000-1,100,000 [222] | LC [222] | Values given are for total population. [222] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Larus. | | |
| Purple sandpiper | Calidris maritima | 136,000-191,000 [223] | LC [223] | Total population is estimated to be 204,000-287,000 individuals. [223] | | |
| Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | 137,000-6,860,000 [224] | NT [224] | | ||
| Rock sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | 140,000-145,000 [225] | LC [225] | | ||
| Spectacled guillemot | Cepphus carbo | 140,000-148,000 [226] | LC [226] | Values given are for total population. [226] | | |
| Collared pratincole | Glareola pratincola | 145,000-389,000 [227] | LC [227] | ? [227] | Total population is estimated to be 218,001-584,000 individuals. [227] | |
| Inca tern | Larosterna inca | >150,000 [228] | NT [228] | Value given is for total populations. [228] | | |
| Black-winged pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | 150,000-190,000 [229] | NT [229] | | ||
| Sooty gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | 150,000-300,000 [230] | LC [230] | Values given are for total population. [230] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Short-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | 150,000-320,000 [231] | VU [231] | Best estimate of number of mature individuals is 245,000. [231] | | |
| Greater crested tern | Thalasseus bergii | 150,000-1,100,000 [232] | LC [232] | Values given are for total population. [232] | | |
| Oriental plover | Anarhynchus veredus | 153,000 [233] | LC [233] | Total population is estimated to be 230,000 individuals. [233] IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Terek sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | 173,000-313,000 [234] | LC [234] | Total population is estimated to be 260,000-470,000 individuals. [234] | | |
| Slender-billed gull | Chroicocephalus genei | 180,000-230,000 [235] | LC [235] | ? [235] | Total population is estimated to be 280,000-345,000 individuals. [235] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | |
| Common gull-billed tern (Gull-billed tern) | Gelochelidon nilotica | 190,000 [186] | LC [236] | IUCN/BirdLife International do not provide a population estimate, citing recent split with G. macrotarsa. [236] Value reported comes from Partners in Flight Database. [186] | | |
| Solitary sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | 190,000 [237] | LC [237] | ? [237] | | |
| Little tern | Sternula albifrons | 190,000-410,000 [238] | LC [238] | Values given are for total population. [238] | | |
| Roseate tern | Sterna dougallii | 200,000-220,000 [239] | LC [239] | ? [239] | Values given are for total population. [239] | |
| Banded stilt | Cladorhynchus leucocephalus | 200,000-300,000 [240] | LC [240] | Total population is estimated to be 300,000-450,000 individuals. [240] | | |
| Great snipe | Gallinago media | 200,000-380,000 [241] | NT [241] | Total population is estimated to be 310,000-570,000 individuals. [241] | | |
| Whiskered tern | Chlidonias hybrida | 200,000-900,000 [242] | LC [242] | ? [242] | Total population is estimated to be 300,000-1,400,000 individuals. [242] | |
| Kentish plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | 216,000-314,000 [243] | LC [243] | Total population is estimated to be 324,000-468,000 individuals. [243] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Pigeon guillemot | Cepphus columba | 235,000 [244] | LC [244] | Value given is for total population. [244] | | |
| Mediterranean gull | Ichthyaetus melanocephalus | 236,000-650,000 [245] | LC [245] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Marbled murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | 240,000-280,000 [246] | EN [246] | Total population is estimated to be 350,000-420,000 individuals. [246] | | |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | 250,000 [247] | LC [247] | | ||
| Caspian tern | Hydroprogne caspia | 250,000-470,000 [248] | LC [248] | Values given are for total population. [248] | | |
| Long-tailed jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | 250,000-749,999 [249] | LC [249] | Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. [249] | | |
| South American tern | Sterna hirundinacea | 250,000-1,000,000 [250] | LC [250] | Values given are for total population. [250] | | |
| Great knot | Calidris tenuirostris | 255,000-340,000 [251] | EN [251] | Total population is estimated to be 425,000 individuals. [251] | | |
| Bonaparte's gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | 255,000-525,000 [252] | LC [252] | Values given are for total population. [252] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Marbled godwit | Limosa fedoa | 270,000 [253] | VU [253] | | ||
| Pied avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | 280,000-470,000 [254] | LC [254] | ? [254] | Values given are for total population. [254] | |
| Crowned lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | 293,000-717,000 [255] | LC [255] | Total population is estimated to be 440,001-1,075,000 individuals. [255] | | |
| Red-necked stint | Calidris ruficollis | 310,000-360,000 [256] | NT [256] | Total population is estimated to be 475,000 individuals. [256] | | |
| Common ringed plover | Charadrius hiaticula | 320,000-400,000 [257] | LC [257] | Total population is estimated to be 80,000-600,000 individuals. [257] | | |
| Sandwich tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 325,000-430,000 [258] | LC [258] | Total population is estimated to be 490,000-640,000 individuals. [258] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, Cabot's tern (T. acuflavidus) from this species, noting its closer relation to the elegant tern. [12] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain Cabot's tern as a subspecies within T. sandvicensis. [4] | | |
| Marsh sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | 331,000-502,000 [259] | LC [259] | Total population is estimated to be 497,000-753,000 individuals. [259] | | |
| Sabine's gull | Xema sabini | >340,000 [260] | LC [260] | Value given is for total population. [260] | | |
| Heermann's gull | Larus heermanni | 350,000 [261] | NT [261] | ? [261] | | |
| Eurasian thick-knee (Eurasian stone-curlew) | Burhinus oedicnemus | 360,000-590,000 [262] | LC [262] | Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. [262] | | |
| Pomarine jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | 400,000 [263] | LC [263] | Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. [263] | | |
| White-cheeked tern | Sterna repressa | 400,000 [264] | LC [264] | Total population is estimated to be 600,000. [264] | | |
| Tibetan sandplover | Anarhynchus atrifrons | 400,000-480,000 [265] | LC [265] | IUCN/BirdLife International places this species in genus Charadrius. | | |
| Arctic jaeger (Parasitic jaeger) | Stercorarius parasiticus | 400,000-599,999 [266] | LC [266] | Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. [266] | | |
| Bridled tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | 400,000-1,000,000 [267] | LC [267] | ? [267] | Total population is estimated to be 610,000-1,500,000 individuals. [267] | |
| Black guillemot | Cepphus grylle | 400,000-1,499,999 [268] | LC [268] | ? [268] | Preliminary estimate for number of mature individuals. [268] | |
| Glaucous gull | Larus hyperboreus | 400,000-1,500,000 [269] | LC [269] | Values given are for total population. [269] | | |
| Curlew sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | 420,000-960,000 [270] | VU [270] | Total population is estimated to be 700,000-1,200,000 individuals. [270] | | |
| Arctic herring gull (American herring gull) | Larus smithsonianus | 430,000-520,000 [271] | LC [271] | Value given is for total population. [271] Note that IOC taxonomy splits two additional species, the Vega gull (L.vegae) and Mongolian gull (L. mongolicus) from this species. [12] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain all three species within L. smithsonianus. [4] | | |
| Black-tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | 450,000-585,000 [272] | NT [272] | Total population is estimated to be 672,000-873,000 individuals. [272] | | |
| American avocet | Recurvirostra americana | 460,000 [273] | LC [273] | ? [273] | | |
| Black-winged stilt | Himantopus himantopus | 486,000-2,690,000 [274] | LC [274] | Total population is estimated to be 729,100-4,039,100 individuals. [274] Note that IOC taxonomy splits three additional species, the pied stilt (H. leucocephalus), black-necked stilt (H. mexicanus), and white-backed stilt (H. melanurus) from this species. [11] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain all four species within H. himantopus. [4] | | |
| Black skimmer | Rynchops niger | 500,000-999,999 [275] | LC [275] | ? [275] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 800,000. [275] | |
| Long-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | 500,000-1,000,000 [276] | NT [276] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 800,000. [276] | | |
| Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | 500,000-1,000,000 [277] | LC [277] | | ||
| Double-striped thick-knee | Burhinus bistriatus | 500,000-4,999,999 [278] | LC [278] | | ||
| Northern jacana | Jacana spinosa | 500,000-4,999,999 [279] | LC [279] | ? [279] | | |
| Little ringed plover | Charadrius dubius | 503,000-863,000 [280] | LC [280] | Total population is estimated to be 755,001-1,295,000 individuals. [280] | | |
| Lesser yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | 527,000-7,600,000 [281] | VU [281] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 650,000. [281] | | |
| Glaucous-winged gull | Larus glaucescens | >570,000 [282] | LC [282] | Value is for total population. [282] | | |
| Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | 616,667-686,667 [283] | NT [283] | Total population is estimated to be 925,000-1,030,000 individuals. [283] | | |
| California gull | Larus californicus | 621,000 [284] | LC [284] | Value given is for total population. [284] | | |
| Spotted sandpiper | Actitis macularius | 660,000 [285] | LC [285] | | ||
| African jacana | Actophilornis africanus | 667,000 [286] | LC [286] | Total population is estimated to be 1.0 million individuals. [286] | | |
| Great black-backed gull | Larus marinus | 690,000-940,000 [287] | LC [287] | ? [287] | Values given are for total population. [287] | |
| Jack snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | 707,000-1,490,000 [288] | LC [288] | Total population is estimated to be 1,060,002-2,235,001 individuals. [288] | | |
| Common redshank | Tringa totanus | 740,000-1,200,000 [289] | LC [289] | Total population is estimated to be 1,100,000-1,800,000 individuals. [289] | | |
| Upland sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | 750,000 [290] | LC [290] | | ||
| Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | 750,000-1,750,000 [291] | NT [291] | | ||
| Bar-tailed godwit | Limosa lapponica | 770,000-880,000 [292] | NT [292] | Total population is estimated to be 1.1 million individuals. [292] | | |
| Horned puffin | Fratercula corniculata | >800,000 [293] | LC [293] | Total population is estimated to be more than 1.2 million individuals. [293] | | |
| Brown noddy | Anous stolidus | 800,000-1,400,000 [294] | LC [294] | Total population is estimated to be 1.2-2.1 million individuals. [294] | | |
| Black tern | Chlidonias niger | 800,000-1,750,000 [295] | LC [295] | Values given are for total population. [295] | | |
| Eurasian curlew | Numenius arquata | 835,000-1,310,000 [296] | NT [296] | Values given are for total population. [296] | | |
| Razorbill | Alca torda | 838,000-1,660,000 [297] | LC [297] | Total population is estimated to be 1,257,000–2,490,000 individuals. [297] | | |
| Common greenshank | Tringa nebularia | 860,000-1,710,000 [298] | LC [298] | Total population is estimated to be 1.29-2.57 million individuals. [298] | | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | 900,000-1,200,000 [299] | LC [299] | | ||
| Lesser black-backed gull | Larus fuscus | 940,000-2,070,000 [300] | LC [300] | Values given are for total population. [300] | | |
| Little stint | Calidris minuta | 1,000,000-1,100,000 [301] | LC [301] | Total population is estimated to be 1.5-1.6 million individuals. [301] | | |
| Ancient murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | 1,000,000-2,000,000 [302] | LC [302] | Values given are for total population. [302] | | |
| Grey plover | Pluvialis squatarola | 1,000,000-2,500,000 [303] | VU [303] | | ||
| Franklin's gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | 1,000,000-1,490,000 [304] | LC [304] | Values given are for total population. [304] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| American golden plover | Pluvialis dominica | 1,000,000-6,000,000 [305] | LC [305] | Total population is estimated to be 6.0 million individuals. [305] | | |
| European herring gull | Larus argentatus | 1,060,000-1,220,000 [306] | LC [306] | Total population is estimated to be 1.59-1.83 million individuals individuals. [306] | | |
| Black-tailed gull | Larus crassirostris | >1,100,000 [307] | LC [307] | Value given is for total population. [307] | | |
| Lesser noddy | Anous tenuirostris | 1,200,000 [308] | LC [308] | Value given is the minimum estimate for total population. [308] | | |
| Stilt sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | 1,200,000 [309] | NT [309] | | ||
| Baird's sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | 1,200,000-1,500,000 [310] | LC [310] | | ||
| Black noddy | Anous minutus | 1,300,000 [311] | LC [311] | | ||
| Rhinoceros auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | >1,300,000 [312] | LC [312] | Value given is for total population. [312] | | |
| Parakeet auklet | Aethia psittacula | 1,400,000 [313] | LC [313] | | ||
| Wilson's phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | 1,500,000 [314] | LC [314] | | ||
| Laughing gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | 1,600,000 [186] | LC [315] | IUCN/BirdLife International do not provide a population estimate. [315] Value reported comes from Partners in Flight Database. [186] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Common tern | Sterna hirundo | 1,600,000-3,600,000 [316] | LC [316] | ? [316] | Values given are for total population. [316] | |
| White-winged tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1,700,000-3,000,000 [317] | LC [317] | Total population is estimated to be 2.6-4.5 million individuals. [317] | | |
| Whimbrel (Eurasian whimbrel) | Numenius phaeopus | 1,800,000-2,650,000 [318] | LC [318] | Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus), from this species. [10] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within N. phaeopus. [4] | | |
| Green sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | 1,830,000-3,200,000 [319] | LC [319] | Total population is estimated to be 2.75-4.80 million individuals. [319] | | |
| Oriental pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | 1,930,000-1,990,000 [320] | LC [320] | Total population is estimated to be 2.89-2.98 million individuals. [320] | | |
| European golden plover | Pluvialis apricaria | 1,970,000-2,910,000 [321] | LC [321] | Total population is estimated to be 2.96-4.37 million individuals. [321] | | |
| Wilson's snipe | Gallinago delicata | 2,000,000 [322] | LC [322] | | ||
| Arctic tern | Sterna paradisaea | >2,000,000 [323] | LC [323] | Value given is for total population. [323] | | |
| Red knot | Calidris canutus | 2,000,000-3,000,000 [324] | NT [324] | | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | 2,300,000 [325] | NT [325] | | ||
| Tufted puffin | Fratercula cirrhata | >2,300,000 [326] | LC [326] | Total population is estimated to be more than 3.5 million individuals. [326] | | |
| Mew gull (Common gull) | Larus canus | 2,500,000-3,700,000 [327] | LC [327] | ? [327] | Values given are for toral population. [327] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the short-billed gull (L. brachyrhynchus), from this species. [12] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within L. canus. [4] | |
| Ring-billed gull | Larus delawarensis | 2,550,000 [328] | LC [328] | Value given is for total population. [328] | | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 2,600,000-5,600,000 [329] | LC [329] | Total population is estimated to be 3.9-8.3 million individuals. [329] | | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | 3,000,000-7,000,000 [330] | NT [330] | Total population is estimated to be 5.96-7.61 million individuals. [330] | | |
| Wood sandpiper | Tringa glareola | 3,020,000-4,620,000 [331] | LC [331] | ? [331] | Total population is estimated to be 4.53-6.93 million individuals. [331] | |
| Common sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | 3,230,000-5,190,000 [332] | LC [332] | Total population is estimated to be 4.84-7.79 million individuals. [332] | | |
| White-rumped sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | 3,270,000-9,070,000 [333] | VU [333] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 6.2 million. [333] | | |
| Kelp gull | Larus dominicanus | 3,300,000-4,300,000 [334] | LC [334] | Values given are for total population. [334] | | |
| Western sandpiper | Calidris mauri | 3,500,000 [335] | LC [335] | | ||
| American woodcock | Scolopax minor | 3,500,000 [336] | LC [336] | | ||
| Cassin's auklet | Ptychoramphus aleuticus | 3,600,000 [337] | NT [337] | Total population is estimated to be 5.4 million individuals. [337] | | |
| Red-necked phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | 3,600,000-4,500,000 [338] | LC [338] | Values given are for total population. [338] | | |
| Pectoral sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | 4,000,000-15,000,000 [339] | LC [339] | ? [339] | Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 8 - 15 million. [339] | |
| Northern lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | 4,300,000-7,000,000 [340] | NT [340] | Total population is estimated to be 6.4-10.5 million individuals. [340] | | |
| Black-headed gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 4,800,000-8,900,000 [341] | LC [341] | ? [341] | Values given are for total population. [341] IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | |
| Least sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | 5,000,000-15,000,000 [342] | NT [342] | | ||
| Wattled jacana | Jacana jacana | 5,000,000-49,999,999 [343] | LC [343] | | ||
| Southern lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | 5,000,000-49,999,999 [344] | LC [344] | | ||
| Crested auklet | Aethia cristatella | >5,500,000 [345] | LC [345] | Total population is estimated to be more than 8.2 million individuals. [345] | | |
| Common snipe | Gallinago gallinago | 7,000,000-11,000,000 [346] | LC [346] | Total population is estimated to be 10.5-16.9 million individuals. [346] | | |
| Semipalmated sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | 9,000,000-11,000,000 [347] | NT [347] | | ||
| Red phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | 9,000,000-12,000,000 [348] | LC [348] | ? [348] | | |
| Eurasian woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | 11,000,000-16,000,000 [349] | LC [349] | ? [349] | Total population is estimated to be 16.5-24.0 million individuals. [349] | |
| Atlantic puffin | Fratercula arctica | 12,000,000-14,000,000 [350] | VU [350] | | ||
| Black-legged kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | 14,600,000-15,700,000 [351] | VU [351] | Values given are for total population. [351] | | |
| Little auk | Alle alle | 16,000,000-36,000,000 [352] | LC [352] | Values given are for total population. [352] | | |
| Common murre | Uria aalge | >18,000,000 [353] | LC [353] | Value given is for total population. [353] | | |
| Least auklet | Aethia pusilla | 20,000,000 [354] | LC [354] | | ||
| Thick-billed murre | Uria lomvia | >22,000,000 [355] | LC [355] | Value given is for total population. [355] | | |
| Sooty tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | 23,000,000 [356] | LC [356] | ? [356] | Total population is estimated to be 35.0 million individuals. [356] | |
| Common name | Binomial name | Population | Status | Trend | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzon buttonquail | Turnix worcesteri | unknown [357] | DD [357] | ? [357] | No records of this species since 2009. Habitat has not been extensively searched; not even qualitative estimates are able to be made. [357] | |
| Long-billed murrelet | Brachyramphus perdix | unknown [358] | NT [358] | Population was estimated in 1995 to be "in the tens of thousands," and <100,000 breeding pairs are estimated to be in Russia. With no recent quantifications, total population is considered unknown. [358] | | |
| Indian courser | Cursorius coromandelicus | unknown [359] | NT [359] | | ||
| Great thick-knee (Great stone-curlew) | Esacus recurvirostris | unknown [360] | NT [360] | | ||
| Blue noddy | Anous ceruleus | unknown [361] | LC [361] | Combined total population of this species and grey noddy (A. albivitta) are 27,000-120,000 individuals. [361] | | |
| Grey noddy | Anous albivitta | unknown [362] | LC [362] | Combined total population of this species and blue noddy (A. ceruleus) are 27,000-120,000 individuals. [362] | | |
| Indian thick-knee (Indian stone-curlew) | Burhinus indicus | unknown [363] | LC [363] | ? [363] | | |
| Snowy sheathbill | Chionis albus | unknown [364] | LC [364] | | ||
| Grey-headed gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | unknown [365] | LC [365] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Hartlaub's gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | unknown [366] | LC [366] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Brown-hooded gull | Chroicocephalus maculipennis | unknown [367] | LC [367] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Silver gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae | unknown [368] | LC [368] | IUCN/BirdLife International place species in genus Larus. | | |
| Cream-coloured courser | Cursorius cursor | unknown [369] | LC [369] | ? [369] | There are an estimated 80,000 mature individuals in Arabia, 1,300-1,600 in Europe. However, populations in large portions of species range in North Africa and Asia have not been adequately quantified. [369] | |
| Swinhoe's snipe | Gallinago megala | unknown [370] | LC [370] | ? [370] | | |
| Solitary snipe | Gallinago solitaria | unknown [371] | LC [371] | ? [371] | | |
| Little white tern (White tern) | Gygis microrhyncha | unknown [372] | LC [372] | IUCN/BirdLife International split white tern into three species, Little, Atlantic, (G. alba), and Common (G. candida) white terns. [4] IOC taxonomy maintains all three species within G. alba. [12] | | |
| Caspian gull | Larus cachinnans | unknown [373] | LC [373] | | ||
| Yellow-legged gull | Larus michahellis | unknown [374] | LC [374] | | ||
| Ibisbill | Ibidorhyncha struthersii | unknown [375] | LC [375] | ? [375] | | |
| Comb-crested jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | unknown [376] | LC [376] | ? [376] | | |
| Tawny-throated dotterel | Oreopholus ruficollis | unknown [377] | LC [377] | ? [377] | Best guess for total population size of subspecies O. r. ruficollis is ~10,000 individuals, but this may be an underestimate. No population estimates given for subspecies O. r. pallidus. [377] | |
| Quail-plover | Ortyxelos meiffrenii | unknown [378] | LC [378] | ? [378] | | |
| Bukidnon woodcock | Scolopax bukidnonensis | unknown [379] | LC [379] | ? [379] | | |
| Sulawesi woodcock | Scolopax celebensis | unknown [380] | LC [380] | |||
| New Guinea woodcock | Scolopax rosenbergii | unknown [381] | LC [381] | |||
| Black-naped tern | Sterna sumatrana | unknown [382] | LC [382] | ? [382] | | |
| Antarctic tern | Sterna vittata | unknown [383] | LC [383] | ? [383] | | |
| Saunders's tern | Sternula saundersi | unknown [384] | LC [384] | | ||
| Lesser crested tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | unknown [385] | LC [385] | | ||
| Sumba buttonquail | Turnix everetti | unknown [386] | LC [386] | | ||
| Red-backed buttonquail | Turnix maculosus | unknown [387] | LC [387] | | ||
| Black-rumped buttonquail | Turnix nanus | unknown [388] | LC [388] | | ||
| Madagascar buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis | unknown [389] | LC [389] | | ||
| Spotted buttonquail | Turnix ocellatus | unknown [390] | LC [390] | ? [390] | | |
| Red-chested buttonquail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | unknown [391] | LC [391] | | ||
| Barred buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | unknown [392] | LC [392] | | ||
| Common buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | unknown [393] | LC [393] | ? [393] | | |
| Yellow-legged buttonquail | Turnix tankii | unknown [394] | LC [394] | | ||
| Painted buttonquail | Turnix varius | unknown [395] | LC [395] | | ||
| Little buttonquail | Turnix velox | unknown [396] | LC [396] | | ||
| Red-wattled lapwing | Vanellus indicus | unknown [397] | LC [397] | ? [397] | | |
| Yellow-wattled lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus | unknown [398] | LC [398] | ? [398] | | |