New WHSRN Species Conservation Plan Available: Buff-breasted Sandpiper

In response to the conservation priorities established in the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, the WHSRN Executive Office is working with shorebird experts in partner organizations to develop action-oriented Species Conservation Plans. In December 2009, we completed the Conservation Plan for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), thanks to the dedicated efforts of our expert authors in North and South America and to support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, University of Nevada Reno, Wetlands International, and the Grasslands Alliance.

A male Buff-breasted Sandpiper hopes to attract a female with an impressive double-wing display. / © Kevin Karlson

This peer-reviewed, 113-page plan summarizes what is known to date about Buff-breasted Sandpiper ecology, status and population, habitat needs, threats, and important sites throughout the hemisphere. It also identifies and prioritizes conservation actions needed in the short term to stop or reverse the species’s population decline for the long term.

Our sincere thanks go to lead author Rick Lanctot (USFWS-Alaska) and fellow co-authors Joaquín Aldabe (Uruguay), Juliana Bosi de Almeida (Brazil), Daniel Blanco (Argentina), Juan Pablo Isacch (Argentina), Joel Jorgensen (Nebraska, USA), Sherri Norland (North Dakota, USA), Pablo Rocca (Uruguay), and Khara Strum (California, USA). We also want to thank the many shorebird biologists and conservation partners who contributed their data and/or comments during the development of this plan.

Please visit the WHSRN Species Conservation Plan webpage to view or download this and other plans.