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Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.
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Threats
Not currently threatened (6), though commercial harvesting of shellfish can reduce food supplies considerably, and developments on estuaries can remove important feeding areas (7).
Conservation
No specific conservation action has been targeted at this species, but it will have benefited from conservation measures aimed at a range of wintering wader species, particularly the creation and management of coastal nature reserves (7).
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There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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