Critically Endangered ** IUCN Red List

Sociable Lapwing \ Vanellus gregarius

Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
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A brown bird with long legs walking on green grass.
A bird standing on one leg on a grassy field.
A bird with a long beak, brown and white feathers, and black legs standing on grass.
A bird standing on a grassy field, one leg raised, with brown and white feathers and a black beak.
A bird standing on one leg on green grass.
A bird standing on one leg on a grassy field, with a brown body, black-and-white face markings, and a long, thin beak.
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Vanellus gregarius, commonly known as the Sociable Lapwing, is a fully migratory shorebird that breeds in the open steppes of Kazakhstan and southern Russia and winters across the Middle East, northeast Africa and parts of South Asia. According to the IUCN Red List the species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) with steep decline, facing a continuing decline in mature individuals, extent of occurrence and area of occupancy. It is estimated that only a few tens of thousands of individuals remain globally. From an ecological perspective, the Sociable Lapwing is a symbol of the rapidly changing agricultural steppes and the urgent need for cross-flyway conservation of migratory birds.

  1. The number of mature individuals is estimated to be ≈ 11,200.

  2. Earlier extrapolations suggested a global population of 16,000–17,000 individuals (which translates to fewer mature individuals).

  3. The species is listed as Critically Endangered (CR) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, and the trend is a continuing decline.

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