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Family · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes

Sandpipers & Allies Population Trends

25 species tracked, ordered by long-term trend. Steepest declines first.

Sandpipers & Allies species ranked by population trend.
TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American WoodcockShorebirds-93%1968
Ruddy TurnstoneShorebirds-60%1995
Hudsonian GodwitShorebirds-57%1994
Bar-tailed GodwitShorebirds-46%1995
Bristle-thighed CurlewShorebirds-45%1995
Rock SandpiperShorebirds-35%1986
Wandering TattlerShorebirds-11%1993
Short-billed DowitcherShorebirds+2%1985
Spotted SandpiperShorebirds+12%1968
Upland SandpiperGrassland birds+35%1968
WilletShorebirds+47%1968
Western SandpiperShorebirds+73%1994
Marbled GodwitShorebirds+117%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeShorebirds+120%1968
Lesser YellowlegsShorebirds+153%1982
Red-necked PhalaropeShorebirds+247%1983
Semipalmated SandpiperShorebirds+293%1994
WhimbrelShorebirds+345%1985
Long-billed CurlewShorebirds+401%1969
Solitary SandpiperShorebirds+472%1983
Wilson's SnipeShorebirds+619%1968
Greater YellowlegsShorebirds+703%1982
Least SandpiperShorebirds11×1984
Black TurnstoneShorebirdsn/an/a
DunlinShorebirdsn/an/a