Species Factsheet: Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

The Piping Plover has a small population which has declined significantly since the 1950s. However, there have been overall population increases since 1991 as a result of intensive conservation management, so the species is listed as Near Threatened. It is still dependent on intensive conservation efforts, so if these cease, or if trends reverse, then it would warrant immediate uplisting again.

Publisher - BirdLife International

Subjects - Bird, Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3127

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Citation: BirdLife. 2008. Species Factsheet: Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). Cambridge (England): BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3127