{"id":1650,"date":"2022-09-26T12:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/?page_id=1650"},"modified":"2025-03-06T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T22:45:06","slug":"shorebirds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/shorebirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shorebirds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Widespread declines with accelerating losses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A recent study<\/a> based on long-term participatory science data showed definitive negative population trends beyond confidence intervals for 19 of 28 shorebird species since 1980\u2014with 18 shorebird species showing accelerated loss rates in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost three-quarters of those declining shorebird species are suffering continued losses despite recent conservation efforts. Focused research is needed to identify causes of the declines, and conservation measures must be ramped up to protect critical shorebird habitats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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No increasing species. Overall shorebirds trend from 2022 State of the Birds report; numbers of declining\/stable species from Smith, P.A., et al. 2023. Accelerating Declines of North America’s Shorebirds Signal the Need for Urgent Conservation Action<\/a>. Ornithological Applications. Vol. 125, Issue 2. doi: 10.1093\/ornithapp\/duad003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Migration Tracking of Satellite-Tagged Whimbrels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Whimbrel by Simon Villeneuve \/ Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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