Buff-breasted sandpiper  (Tryngites subruficollis)

The buff-breasted sandpiper is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (4) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Birds of Conservation Concern (5). It is a ‘Species of High Conservation Concern' on the United States Shorebird Conservation Plan (6).