Christmas Sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) - BirdLife species factsheet

Christmas Sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata

Current view: summary

Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This newly-recognised Pacific sandpiper became Extinct around the 1850s as a result of predation by invasive mammals.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Prosobonia cancellata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/christmas-sandpiper-prosobonia-cancellata on 02/05/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 02/05/2024.