List of Charadriiformes by population

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image Javan lapwing Vanellus macropterus 0-49^[17] CR^{[17] [17]} Last confirmed sighted was in 1939.^[17] Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis 0-49^[18] CR^[18] Unknown^[18] Last confirmed sighting in 1960s.^[18] Slender-billed curlew Numenius tenuirostris 1-49^[19] CR^{[19] [19]} No recent sightings; may be extinct.^[19] Black stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae 1-49^[20] CR^{[20] [20]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[20] New caledonian buttonquail Turnix novaecaledoniae 1-49^[21] CR^[21] Unknown^[21] May be extinct. Last sighting was in early 1900s.^[21] Buff-breasted buttonquail Turnix olivii 1-250^[22] CR^[22] Unknown^[22] Best estimate is 1-49 mature individuals. May be extinct; last verifiable sighting was in the 1920s.^[22] Brown-chested lapwing Vanellus superciliosus 1-25,000^[23] LC^[23] Unknown^[23] Tentatively equal to 10,000-19,999. Wide estimate comes from uncertainty of threats to species.^[23] Chinese crested tern Thalasseus bernsteini 30-49^[24] CR^{[24] [24]} Jerdon’s courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus 70-400^[25] CR^{[25] [25]} Equal to 50-249 mature individuals.^[25] New Zealand plover Charadrius obscurus 120^[26] CR^{[26] [26]} Equal to 60-80 mature individuals.^[26] Shore dotterel Thinornis novaeseelandiae 170^[27] EN^{[27] [27]} Estimate for mature individuals only. Recent estimates found breeding populations to be 85 pairs.^[27] Chatham oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis 200-249^[28] EN^{[28] [28]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[28] Spoon-billed sandpiper Calidris pygmaea 240-620^[29] CR^{[29] [29]} Estimate for mature individuals only. Best estimate is 490 mature individuals.^[29] Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus 251-1,000; 5,000^[30] EN^{[30] [30]} Minimum and maximum estimates are for mature individuals only. There is much uncertainty regarding the estimate.^[30] Australian painted-snipe Rostratula australis 270-410^[31] EN ^{[31] [31]} Best estimate is of 340 mature individuals.^[31] Saint Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae 545^[32] CR^{[32] [32]} Estimate is exact count from a recent survey for mature individuals only.^[32] Black-bellied tern Sterna acuticauda 900-1,100^[33] EN^{[33] [33]} Estimate for mature individuals only. Broader range of population estimated at 800-1,600. The estimate ot the left is the best available. Species needs further study due to severe declines in population in recent decades.^[33] Lava gull Larus fuliginosus 900-1,200^[34] VU^{[34] [34]} Equal to 600-800 mature individuals. May be an overestimate.^[34] Madagascar jacana Actophilornis albinucha 975-2,064^[35] EN^{[35] [35]} Equal to 780-1,643 mature individuals.^[35] Snares island snipe Coenocorypha huegeli 1,000-1,500^[36] NT^{[36] [36]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[36] Nordmann’s greenshank Tringa guttifer 1,000-2,000^[37] EN^{[37] [37]} Equal to 600-1,300 mature individuals. ^[37] Peruvian tern Sternula lorata 1,000-2,499^[38] EN^{[38] [38]} Equal to 667-1,666 mature individuals.^[38] Black-fronted tern Chlidonias albostriatus 1,000-5,000^[39] EN^{[39] [39]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[39] Andean lapwing Vanellus resplendens 1,000-10,000^[40] LC^{[40] [40]} Equal to 670-6,700 mature individuals.^[40] Belcher’s gull Larus belcheri 1,000-10,000^[41] LC^{[41] [41]} Snowy-crowned tern Sterna trudeaui 1,000-10,000^[42] LC^{[42] [42]} Equal to 670-6,700 mature individuals.^[42] Tawny-throated dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis 1,000-10,000^[43] LC^{[43] [43]} Equal to 670-6,700 mature individuals.^[43] Long-billed plover Charadrius placidus 1,000-25,000^[44] LC^{[44] [44]} Equal to 670-17,000 mature individuals.^[44] Tuamotu sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris 1,300^[45] EN ^{[45] [45]} Minimum estimate. Equal to 900 mature individuals.^[45] Javan plover Charadrius javanicus 2,000-6,000^[46] LC^{[46] [46]} Equal to 1,333-4,000 mature individuals. Population size now considered to be larger.^[46] Damara tern Sternula balaenarum 2,200-5,700^[47] LC^{[47] [47]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[47] Chilean skua Catharacta chilensis 2,500-9,999^[48] LC^{[48] [48]} Estimate for mature individuals only. Tentative estimate.^[48] Fairy tern Sternula nereis 2,500-9,999^[49] VU^{[49] [49]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[49] Spot-breasted lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus 2,500-9,999^[50] LC^[50] Unknown^[50] Estimate for mature individuals only. Tentative estimate.^[50] Diademed plover Phegornis mitchellii 2,500-9,999^[51] NT^{[51] [51]} Equal to 1,667-6,666 mature individuals.^[51] Fuegian snipe Gallinago stricklandii 2,500-9,999^[52] NT^{[52] [52]} Equal to 1,500-7,000 mature individuals.^[52] Magellanic plover Pluvianellus socialis 2,500-9,999^[53] NT^{[53] [53]} Equal to 1,667-6,666 mature individuals.^[53] Madagascar snipe Gallinago macrodactyla 2,500-9,999^[54] VU^{[54] [54]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[54] Chatham snipe Coenocorypha pusilla 2,700-3,300^[55] VU^{[55] [55]} Equal to 1,800-2,200 mature individuals.^[55] Madagascar plover Charadrius thoracicus 2,700-3,500^[56] VU^{[56] [56]} Equal to 1,800-2,300 mature individuals.^[56] Black-breasted buttonquail Turnix melanogaster 3,000-6,500^[57] VU^{[57] [57]} Best estimate is 4,800 mature individuals.^[57] Kerguelen tern Sterna virgata 3,500-6,500^[58] NT^{[58] [58]} Equal to 2,300-4,300 mature individuals.^[58] Sumba buttonquail Turnix everetti 3,500-15,000^[59] VU^{[59] [59]} Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.^[59] Amami woodcock Scolopax mira 3,500-15,000^[60] VU^{[60] [60]} Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.^[60] Wood snipe Gallinago nemoricola 3,500-15,000^[61] VU^{[61] [61]} Equal to 2,500-9,999 mature individuals.^[61] Indian skimmer Rynchops albicollis 3,700-4,400^[62] EN^{[62] [62]} Equal to 2,450-2,900 mature individuals.^[62] Variable oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor 4,000-4,300^[63] LC^{[63] [63]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[63] Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis 4,500-5,000^[64] VU^{[64] [64]} Equal to 3,000-3,300 mature individuals.^[64] Madagascar pratincole Glareola ocularis 5,000-10,000^[65] NT^{[65] [65]} Equal to 3,300-6,700 mature individuals.^[65] Yellow-wattled lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 5,000-10,000^[66] LC^{[66] [66]} Equal to 3,300-6,700 mature individuals.^[66] Japanese murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume 5,200-9,400^[67] VU^{[67] [67]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[67] Beach thick-knee Esacus magnirostris 6,000^[68] NT^{[68] [68]} Mature individuals are estimated at 4,000. Subpopulations include 5,000 in Australia, 1,000 in Melanesia islands, and 10-20 in New Caledonia.^[68] White-fronted tern Sterna striata 6,120-25,120^[69] NT^{[69] [69]} Estimate is for mature individuals only. This estimate includes subspecies S. s. striata and S. s. aucklandorum.^[69] African oystercatcher Haematopus moquini 6,670^[70] LC^{[70] [70]} Equal to 4,450 mature individuals.^[70] Forbes’s plover Charadrius forbesi 6,700-67,000^[71] LC^[71] Unknown^[71] Hooded plover Thinornis cucullatus 7,000^[72] VU^{[72] [72]} Estimate for mature individuals only. Split up into two subspecies: 3,000 cucullatus and 4,000 tregellasi.^[72] Guadalupe murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus 7,500^[73] EN^{[73] [73]} Equal to 5,000 mature individuals.^[73] Black-winged lapwing Vanellus melanopterus 8,700-42,000^[74] LC^{[74] [74]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[74] Moluccan woodcock Scolopax rochussenii 9,530-19,059^[75] VU^{[75] [75]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[75] Olrog’s gull Larus atlanticus 9,800-15,600^[76] NT^{[76] [76]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[76] Bristle-thighed curlew Numenius tahitiensis 10,000^[77] NT^{[77] [77]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[77] Imperial snipe Gallinago imperialis 10,000^[78] NT^{[78] [78]} Preliminary minimum estimate. Equal to 6,700 mature individuals.^[78] Bush thick-knee Burhinus grallarius 10,000-15,000^[79] LC^{[79] [79]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[79] South polar skua Catharacta maccormicki 10,000-19,999^[80] LC^{[80] [80]} Equal to 6,000-15,000 mature individuals.^[80] Grey-breasted seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus 10,000-25,000^[81] LC^{[81] [81]} Equal to 6,700-17,000 mature individuals.^[81] Malaysian plover Charadrius peronii 10,000-25,000^[82] NT^{[82] [82]} Equal to 6,700-17,000 mature individuals.^[82] Wandering tattler Tringa incanus 10,000-25,000^[83] LC^{[83] [83]} Equal to 6,700-17,000 mature individuals.^[83] Dolphin gull Larus scoresbii 10,000-28,000^[84] LC^{[84] [84]} Equal to 6,700-19,000 mature individuals.^[84] Pacific gull Larus pacificus 11,000^[85] LC^{[85] [85]} Grey pratincole Glareola cinerea 11,000-35,000^[86] LC^[86] Unknown^[86] Equal to 7,300-23,000 mature individuals.^[86] Solitary snipe Gallinago solitaria 11,000-110,000^[87] LC^{[87] [87]} Equal to 7,300-73,000 mature individuals.^[87] Piping plover Charadrius melodus 11,500-12,500^[88] NT^{[88] [88]} Equal to 7,600-8,400 mature individuals. Based on recent census data.^[88] Craveri’s murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri 12,000^[89] VU^{[89] [89]} Equal to 8,000 mature individuals.^[89] Black-faced sheathbill Chionis minor 13,000-20,000^[90] LC^{[90] [90]} Equal to 8,700-13,000 mature individuals.^[90] Senegal thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis 13,000-33,000^[91] LC^[91] Unknown^[91] Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[91] African skimmer Rynchops flavirostris 15,000-25,000^[92] LC^{[92] [92]} Equal to 10,000-17,000 mature individuals.^[92] River lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii 15,000-29,999^[93] NT^{[93] [93]} Difficult to estimate. Equal to 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.^[93] Relict gull Larus relictus 15,000-29,999^[94] VU^{[94] [94]} Equal to 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.^[94] Scripps’s murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi 15,000-30,000^[95] VU^{[95] [95]} Equal to 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.^[95] Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius 15,000-57,000^[96] LC^{[96] [96]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[96] Sociable lapwing Vanellus gregarius 16,000-17,000^[97] CR^{[97] [97]} Population from extrapoplating estimation in Kazakhstan. Equal to 11,200 mature individuals.^[97] Chestnut-banded plover Charadrius pallidus 17,500-22,500^[98] LC^{[98] [98]} Equal to 11,500-14,900 mature individuals. South African subpopulation estimated at 11,000-16,000 individuals.^[98] Double-banded plover Charadrius bicinctus 19,000^[99] NT^{[99] [99]} Equal to 13,000 mature individuals.^[99] Mountain plover Charadrius montanus 20,000^[100] NT^{[100] [100]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[100] Latham’s snipe Gallinago hardwickii 20,000-39,000^[101] NT^{[101] [101]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[101] Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis 20,000-49,999^[102] EN^{[102] [102]} Auckland snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica 20,000-49,999^[103] NT^{[103] [103]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[103] White-tailed lapwing Vanellus leucurus 20,000-130,000^[104] LC^[104] Unknown^[104] European subpopulation estimated at 1,100-10,200 mature individuals.^[104] Saunders’s gull Saundersilarus saundersi 21,000-22,000^[105] VU^{[105] [105]} Equal to 14,400 mature individuals.^[105] Asian dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 23,000^[106] NT^{[106] [106]} Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 23,000-84,000^[107] NT^{[107] [107]} Equal to 15,300-56,000 mature individuals.^[107] Snowy plover Charadrius nivosus 24,000-31,000^[108] NT^{[108] [108]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[108] Grey gull Larus modestus 25,000^[109] LC^{[109] [109]} Long-toed stint Calidris subminuta 25,000^[110] LC^[110] Unknown^[110] Minimum estimate.^[110] White tern Gygis alba 25,000-49,999^[111] LC^{[111] [111]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[111] Grey-headed lapwing Vanellus cinereus 25,000-100,000^[112] LC^{[112] [112]} Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos 25,000-100,000^[113] LC^{[113] [113]} Ross’s gull Rhodostethia rosea 25,000-100,000^[114] LC^[114] Unknown^[114] Equal to 15,000-70,000 mature individuals.^[114] Swinhoe’s snipe Gallinago megala 25,000-100,000^[115] LC^[115] Unknown^[115] Australian gull-billed tern Gelochelidon marcotarsa 25,000-100,000^[116] LC^[116] Unknown^[116] Slaty-backed gull Larus schistisagus 25,000-1,000,000^[117] LC^[117] Unknown^[117] Blue noddy Anous ceruleus 27,000-120,000^[118] LC^{[118] [118]} Population combined with Anous albivitta.^[118] Great skua Stercorarius skua 30,000-39,999^[119] LC^{[119] [119]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[119] River tern Sterna aurantia 30,000-100,000^[120] VU^{[120] [120]} Equal to 20,000-70,000 mature individuals.^[120] Blackish oystercatcher Haematopus ater 30,900-131,000^[121] LC^[121] Unknown^[121] Equal to 20,900-87,300 mature individuals. Subspecies populations include H. a. ater at 22,000-120,000 individuals and H. a. bachmani at 8,900-87,300 individuals.^[121] Aleutian tern Onychoprion aleuticus 31,000^[122] VU^{[122] [122]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[122] Greater painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 31,000-1,000,000^[123] LC^{[123] [123]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[123] Audouin’s gull Larus audouinii 33,000-46,000^[124] VU^{[124] [124]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[124] Fynbos buttonquail Turnix hottentottus 33,206-132,169^[125] LC^{[125] [125]} Equal to 22,248-88,553 mature individuals. Estimate calculated from population density and range of habitat.^[125] Swallow-tailed gull Creagrus furcatus 35,000^[126] LC^[126] Unknown^[126] Last estimate was made in 1984.^[126] Brown skua Catharacta antarctica 39,000-42,000^[127] LC^{[127] [127]} Equal to 26,000-28,000 mature individuals.^[127] Caspian plover Charadrius asiaticus 40,000-55,000^[128] LC^{[128] [128]} Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes 44,000^[129] NT^{[129] [129]} Equal to 29,500 mature individuals.^[129] Kittlitz’s murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris 48,000-82,000^[130] NT^{[130] [130]} Equal to 32,000-55,000 mature individuals.^[130] Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus 50,000-60,000^[131] LC^[131] Unknown^[131] European subpopulation estimated at 100-200 mature individuals.^[131] Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus 50,000-123,000^[132] LC^{[132] [132]} Eurasian dotterel Eudromias morinellus 50,000-220,000^[133] LC^{[133] [133]} Collared plover Charadrius collaris 50,000-499,999^[134] LC^{[134] [134]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[134] Magellanic snipe Gallinago magellanica 50,000-1,027,000^[135] LC^{[135] [135]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[135] Pintail snipe Gallinago stenura 50,000-2,000,000^[136] LC^[136] Unknown^[136] European subpopulation is 4,000-10,000 mature individuals.^[136] Elegant tern Thalasseus elegans 51,000-90,000^[137] NT^{[137] [137]} White-eyed gull Larus leucophthalmus 53,700-56,700^[138] LC^{[138] [138]} Equal to 35,800-37,800 mature individuals.^[138] Ivory gull Pagophila eburnea 58,000-78,000^[139] NT^{[139] [139]} Equal to 38,000-52,000 mature individuals.^[139] Yellow-footed gull Larus livens 60,000^[140] LC^[140] Unknown^[140] Equal to 40,000 mature individuals.^[140] Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata 60,000-120,000^[141] VU^{[141] [141]} Best estimate is 73,000 mature individuals.^[141] Armenian gull Larus armenicus 68,000-110,000^[142] LC^{[142] [142]} Equal to 45,000-73,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation estimated at 44,400-71,800 mature individuals.^[142] African three-branded plover Charadrius tricollaris 70,000-140,000^[143] LC^[143] Unknown^[143] Broad-billed sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 71 000 – 160 000^[144] LC^{[144] [144]} Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica 77,000^[145] LC^{[145] [145]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[145] Broad-billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 86,000-89,000^[146] LC^{[146] [146]} European subpopulation estimated at 59,400-88,200 mature individuals.^[146] Black-billed gull Larus bulleri 90,000-121,000^[147] NT^[147] Unknown^[147] Estimate for mature individuals only.^[147] Little gull Larus minutus 97,000-270,000^[148] LC^{[148] [148]} European subpopulation estimated at 47,400-90,500 mature individuals.^[148] Whiskered auklet Aethia pygmaea 100,000^[149] LC^{[149] [149]} Minimum estimate. Equal to 67,000 mature individuals.^[149] Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 100,000^[150] LC^{[150] [150]} Minimum estimate.^[150] Chestnut-backed buttonquail Turnix castanotus 100,000^[151] LC^{[151] [151]} Equal to 50,000 mature individuals. This is a possible estimate- no real data to support these number.^[151] Brown-headed gull Larus brunnicephalus 100,000-200,000^[152] LC^{[152] [152]} Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus 100,000-499,999^[153] LC^{[153] [153]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals only.^[153] Iceland gull Larus glaucoides 100,000-499,999^[154] LC^{[154] [154]} European subpopulation estimated at 150,000-300,000 individuals.^[154] South american snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 100,000-499,999^[155] LC^{[155] [155]} Tentative estimate for mature individuals only.^[155] Red-legged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris 100,000-499,999^[156] VU^{[156] [156]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[156] Grey-backed tern Onychoprion lunatus 100,000-1,000,000^[157] LC^{[157] [157]} Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus 110,000-270,000^[158] LC^{[158] [158]} European subpopulation estimated at 41,000-108,000 mature individuals.^[158] South island oystercatcher Haematopus finschi 113,000^[159] LC^{[159] [159]} Equal to 50,000-99,999 mature individuals.^[159] Western gull Larus occidentalis 115,500-118,500^[160] LC^{[160] [160]} Forster’s tern Sterna forsteri 120,000^[161] LC^{[161] [161]} Pallas’s gull Larus ichtyaetus 125,000-1,100,000^[162] LC^{[162] [162]} Spur-winged lapwing Vanellus spinosus 130,000-800,000 LC^{[163] [163]} European subpopulation estimated at 2,100-3,200 mature individuals.^[163] Spectacled guillemot Cepphus carbo 140,000-148,000^[164] LC^{[164] [164]} Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria 150,000^[165] LC^{[165] [165]} Inca tern Larosterna inca 150,000^[166] NT^{[166] [166]} Minimum estimate.^[166] Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus 150,000^[167] LC^{[167] [167]} Minimum estimate.^[167] Black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni 150,000-190,000^[168] NT^{[168] [168]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[168] Sooty gull Larus hemprichii 150,000-300,000^[169] LC^{[169] [169]} Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii 150,000-340,000^[170] LC^{[170] [170]} Equal to 100,000-225,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation estimated at 1,200-2,000 mature individuals.^[170] Greater crested tern Thalasseus bergii 150,000-1,100,000^[171] LC^{[171] [171]} Oriental plover Charadrius veredus 160,000^[172] LC^[172] Unknown^[172] Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 160,000-170,000^[173] LC^{[173] [173]} Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola 160,000-600,000^[174] LC^{[174] [174]} European subpopulation estimated at 15,700-29,900 mature individuals.^[174] Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus 160,000-1,200,000^[175] LC^{[175] [175]} European subpopulation estimated at 30,900-101,000 mature individuals.^[175] Temminck’s stint Calidris temminckii 165,000-1,255,000^[176] LC^[176] Unknown^[176] Equal to 110,000-850,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation is 116,000-333,000 mature individuals.^[176] Little curlew Numenius minutus 180,000^[177] LC^{[177] [177]} Minimum estimate.^[177] Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva 190,000-250,000^[178] LC^{[178] [178]} Little tern Sternula albifrons 190,000-410,000^[179] LC^{[179] [179]} European subpopulation estimated at 71,900-106,000 mature individuals.^[179] Roseate tern Sterna dougallii 200,000-220,000^[180] LC^[180] Unknown^[180] European subpopulation estimated at 4,500-5,800 mature individuals.^[180] Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima 200,000-299,999^[181] LC^{[181] [181]} European subpopulation estimated at 113,000-166,000 mature individuals.^[181] American golden plover Pluvialis dominica 200,000^[182] LC^{[182] [182]} Minimum estimate.^[182] Pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba 235,000^[183] LC^{[183] [183]} Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus 236,000-650,000^[184] LC^{[184] [184]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[184] Caspian tern Sterna caspia 250,000-470,000^[185] LC^{[185] [185]} European subpopulation estimated at 23,600-29,600 mature individuals.^[185] Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 250,000-749,999^[186] LC^{[186] [186]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals. European subpopulation estimated at 39,700-106,000 mature individuals.^[186] South american tern Sterna hirundinacea 250,000-1,000,000^[187] LC^{[187] [187]} Bonaparte’s gull Larus philadelphia 255,000-525,000^[188] LC^{[188] [188]} Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 260,000-1,200,000^[189] LC^{[189] [189]} European subpopulation estimated at 24,100-60,600 mature individuals.^[189] Slender-billed gull Larus genei 280,000-345,000^[190] LC^[190] Unknown^[190] Equal to 180,000-230,000 mature individuals. Revised estimate after taking European population into account. European subpopulation estimated at 107,550-172,500 individuals, or 71,700-115,000 mature individuals.^[190] Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 280,000-470,000^[191] LC^[191] Unknown^[191] European subpopulation estimated at 117,000-149,000 mature individuals.^[191] Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius 280,000-530,000^[192] LC^{[192] [192]} European subpopulation estimated at 269,000-524,000 mature individuals.^[192] Great knot Calidris tenuirostris 292,000-295,000^[193] EN ^{[193] [193]} Baird’s sandpiper Calidris bairdii 300,000^[194] LC^{[194] [194]} Minimum estimate. European subpopulation estimated at 1,000-2,000 mature individuals.^[194] Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida 300,000-1,500,000^[195] LC^{[195] [195]} European subpopulation estimated at 133,000-215,000 mature individuals.^[195] Lesser sand plover Charadrius mongolus 310,000-390,000^[196] LC^[196] Unknown^[196] Great snipe Gallinago media 310,000-570,000^[197] NT^{[197] [197]} Equal to 204,000-379,000 mature individuals.^[197] Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis 315,000^[198] NT^[198] Unknown^[198] Sabine’s gull Xema sabini 340,000^[199] LC^{[199] [199]} Minimum estimate is for mature individuals only. European subpoluation estimated at 2,100-4,100 mature individuals.^[199] Heermann’s gull Larus heermanni 350,000^[200] NT^[200] Unknown^[200] Estimate for mature individuals only.^[200] Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 350,000-420,000^[201] EN^{[201] [201]} Equal to 240,000-280,000 mature individuals. Estimate comes from individual estimates in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.^[201] Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 360,000-589,999^[202] LC^{[202] [202]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals only. Europe subpopulation is estimated at 107,000-176,000 mature individuals.^[202] Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 400,000^[203] LC^{[203] [203]} Equal to 270,000 mature individuals.^[203] Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 400,000^[204] LC^[204] Unknown^[204] Minimum estimate.^[204] Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 400,000^[205] LC^{[205] [205]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals only. European subpopulation estimated at 40,000 mature individuals.^[205] Arctic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 400,000-560,000^[206] LC^{[206] [206]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals only. European subpopulation estimated at 79,800-112,000 mature individuals.^[206] Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus 400,000-1,500,000^[207] LC^{[207] [207]} European subpopulation estimated at 93,000-270,000 mature individuals.^[207] Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula 415,000-1,400,000^[208] LC^{[208] [208]} European subpopulation estimated at 280,000-426,000 mature individuals.^[208] Common greenshank Tringa nebularia 440,000-1,500,000^[209] LC^{[209] [209]} European subpopulation estimated at 197,000-405,000 mature individuals.^[209] Black guillemot Cepphus grylle 400,000-1,499,999^[210] LC^[210] Unknown^[210] For mature individuals only. Very preliminary estimate based off of European subpopulation of 304,000-742,000 mature individuals.^[210] American herring gull Larus smithsonianus 430,000-520,000^[211] LC^{[211] [211]} Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus 450,000-780,000^[212] LC^{[212] [212]} European subpopulation estimated at 108,000-151,000 mature individuals.^[212] American avocet Recurvirostra americana 460,000^[213] LC^{[213] [213]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[213] Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres 460,000-730,000^[214] LC^{[214] [214]} Equal to 300,000-500,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation estimated at 71,800-154,000 mature individuals.^[214] Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 490,000-640,000^[215] LC^{[215] [215]} Equal to 325,000-430,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation estimated at 160,000-295,000 mature individuals.^[215] Great black-backed gull Larus marinus 500,000-999,999^[216] LC^[216] Unknown^[216] European subpopulation estimated at 360,000-400,000 individuals.^[216] Double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 500,000-4,999,999^[217] LC^{[217] [217]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[217] Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 500,000-999,999^[218] NT ^{[218] [218]} Northern jacana Jacana spinosa 500,000-4,999,999^[219] LC^[219] Unknown^[219] Estimate for mature individuals only.^[219] Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens 570,000^[220] LC^{[220] [220]} Minimum estimate.^[220] White-cheeked tern Sterna repressa 600,000^[221] LC^{[221] [221]} Equal to 400,000 mature individuals.^[221] Bridled tern Sterna anaethetus 610,000-1,500,000^[222] LC^[222] Unknown^[222] Equal to 400,000-1,000,000 mature individuals.^[222] Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa 614,000-809,999^[223] NT^{[223] [223]} Sanderling Calidris alba 620,000-700,000^[224] LC^[224] Unknown^[224] European subpopulation is 50,100-100,000 mature individuals.^[224] California gull Larus californicus 621,000^[225] LC^{[225] [225]} Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola 738,000-935,000^[226] LC^{[226] [226]} Equal to 490,000-630,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation is 10,000-20,000 mature individuals.^[226] Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 750,000^[227] LC^{[227] [227]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[227] Black tern Childonias niger 800,000-1,750,000^[228] LC^{[228] [228]} European subpopulation estimated at 149,000-308,000 mature individuals.^[228] Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata 835,000-1,310,000^[229] NT^{[229] [229]} Red knot Calidris canutus 891,000-979,000^[230] NT ^{[230] [230]} Minimum estimate.^[230] Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus 940,000-2,070,000^[231] LC^{[231] [231]} European subpopulation estimated at 1,200,000-1,400,000 individuals.^[231] Razorbill Alca torda 979,000-1,020,000^[232] NT^{[232] [232]} African jacana Actophilornis africanus 1,000,000^[233] LC^{[233] [233]} Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1,000,000^[234] LC^{[234] [234]} Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1 000 000^[235] LC^{[235] [235]} Minimum estimate.^[235] Franklin’s gull Larus pipixcan 1,000,000-1,490,000^[236] LC^{[236] [236]} Ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 1,000,000-2,000,000^[237] LC^{[237] [237]} Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1,000,000-2,300,000^[238] LC^{[238] [238]} European subpopulation estimated at 687,000-805,000 mature individuals.^[238] Common redshank Tringa totanus 1,000,000-3,499,999^[239] LC^[239] Unknown^[239] European subpopulation estimated at 680,000-968,000 mature individuals.^[239] Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1,085,000-1,285,000 ^[240] NT ^{[240] [240]} Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica 1,099,000-1,149,000^[241] NT ^{[241] [241]} Black-tailed gull Larus crassirostris 1,100,000^[242] LC^{[242] [242]} Minimum estimate.^[242] Horned puffin Fratercula corniculata 1,200,000^[243] LC^{[243] [243]} Minimum estimate. Equal to 800,000 mature individuals.^[243] Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris 1,200,000^[244] LC^{[244] [244]} Minimum estimate.^[244] Brown noddy Anous stolidus 1,200,000-2,100,000^[245] LC^{[245] [245]} Equal to 800,000-1,400,000 mature individuals.^[245] Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1,200,000-3,600,000^[246] LC^{[246] [246]} European subpopulation estimated at 1,230,000-2,100,000 mature individuals.^[246] Black noddy Anous minutus 1,300,000^[247] LC^{[247] [247]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[247] Rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 1,300,000^[248] LC^{[248] [248]} Minimum estimate.^[248] European golden-plover Pluvialis apricaria 1,300,000-1,750,000^[249] LC^{[249] [249]} European subpopulation estimated at 1,890,000-2,600,000 individuals.^[249] Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1,300,000-2,999,999^[250] LC^[250] Unknown^[250] European subpopulation estimated at 1,100-3,400 mature individuals.^[250] Parakeet auklet Aethia psittacula 1,400,000^[251] LC^{[251] [251]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[251] Little stint Calidris minuta 1,500,000-1,600,000^[252] LC^{[252] [252]} Equal to 1,000,000-1,100,000 mature individuals. European subpopulation is 96,400-152,000 mature individuals.^[252] Ruff Calidris pugnax 1,500,000-9,999,999^[253] LC^{[253] [253]} Preliminary estimate based on European population.^[253] European herring gull Larus argentatus 1,590,000-1,830,000^[254] LC^{[254] [254]} Equal to 1,060,000-1,220,000 mature individuals.^[254] Common tern Sterna hirundo 1,600,000-3,600,000^[255] LC^[255] Unknown^[255] Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea 2,000,000^[256] LC^{[256] [256]} Minimum estimate. European subpopulation estimated at 1,130,000-1,810,000 mature individuals.^[256] Wilson’s snipe Gallinago delicata 2,000,000^[257] LC^{[257] [257]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[257] Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla 2,200,000^[258] NT^{[258] [258]} Common gull Larus canus 2,500,000-3,700,000^[259] LC^[259] Unknown^[259] European subpopulation estimated at 1,280,000-2,160,000 mature individuals.^[259] Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis 2,550,000^[260] LC^{[260] [260]} Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2,600,000-3,200,000^[261] LC^{[261] [261]} European subpopulation estimated at 1,590,000-2,920,000 mature individuals.^[261] Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum 2,900,000-3,000,000^[262] LC^{[262] [262]} Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola 3,100,000-3,500,000^[263] LC^{[263] [263]} European subpopulation estimated at 1,530,000-3,040,000 mature individuals.^[263] White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus 3,100,000-4,000,000^[264] LC^{[264] [264]} European subpopulation estimated at 133,000-347,000 mature individuals.^[264] Kelp gull Larus dominicanus 3,300,000-4,300,000^[265] LC^{[265] [265]} Tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata 3,500,000^[266] LC^{[266] [266]} Minimum estimate. Equal to 2,300,000 mature individuals.^[266] American woodcock Scolopax minor 3,500,000^[267] LC^{[267] [267]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[267] Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 3,600,000-4,500,000^[268] LC^{[268] [268]} European subpopulation estimated at 590,000-1,280,000 mature individuals.^[268] Dunlin Calidris alpina 4,300,000-6,799,999^[269] LC^{[269] [269]} European subpopulation is 853,000-1,120,000 mature individuals.^[269] Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus 4,800,000-8,900,000^[270] LC^[270] Unknown^[270] European subpopulation estimated at 4,000,000-5,970,000 individuals, or 2,670,000-3,980,000 mature individuals.^[270] Wattled jacana Jacana jacana 5,000,000-50,000,000^[271] LC^{[271] [271]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[271] Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis 5,000,000-50,000,000^[272] LC^{[272] [272]} Estimate is for mature individuals only.^[272] Cassin’s auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus 5,400,000^[273] NT^{[273] [273]} Equal to 3,600,000 mature individuals.^[273] Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus 5,600,000-10,500,000^[274] NT^{[274] [274]} European subpopulation estimate is 3,190,000-5,170,000 mature individuals.^[274] Crested auklet Aethia cristatella 8,200,000^[275] LC^{[275] [275]} Minimum estimate. Equal to 5,500,000 mature individuals.^[275] Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola 10,000,000-26,000,000^[276] LC^{[276] [276]} European subpopulation equals 13,800,000-17,400,000 mature individuals.^[276] Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica 12,000,000-14,000,000^[277] VU^{[277] [277]} For mature individuals only. European subpopulation estimated at 9,550,000-11,600,000 mature individuals.^[277] Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 14,600,000-15,700,000^[278] VU^{[278] [278]} European subpopulation estimated at 3,460,000-4,410,000 mature individuals.^[278] Common snipe Gallinago gallinago 15,000,000-29,000,000^[279] LC^{[279] [279]} Preliminary estimate for mature individuals only.^[279] Little auk Alle alle 16,000,000-36,000,000^[280] LC^{[280] [280]} European subpopulation estimated at 9,200,000-82,000,000 mature individuals, therefore the global population is likely larger.^[280] Common murre Uria aalge 18,000,000^[281] LC^{[281] [281]} Minimum estimate. European subpopulation estimated at 2,350,000-3,060,000 mature individuals.^[281] Least auklet Aethia pusilla 20,000,000^[282] LC^{[282] [282]} Estimate for mature individuals only.^[282] Thick-billed murre Uria lomvia 22,000,000^[283] LC^{[283] [283]} Minimum estimate. European subpopulation estimated at 1,920,000-2,840,000 mature individuals. Russian subpopulation estimated at 10,000-1,000,000 breeding pairs.^[283] Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus 35,000,000^[284] LC^[284] Unknown^[284] Equal to 23,000,000 mature individuals.^[284]