Beach Thick-knee

Measurement

Head to body length

51-57 cm

Body weight (kg)

Justification

Unsustainable overfishing and human disturbance (such as leisure activities, collecting shellfish) have been a huge problem for this species due to loss of habitat, low reproductive rate, and widespread increase both in numbers of introduced predators and in human disturbance of beaches.

POPULATION & HABITAT

Wild population

Trend

declining

Myanmar population

< 50

Global population

4,000

Details

The generation length for E. magnirostris is 10.5 years https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22728621/94992570. Population trend is declining and the population of this species was estimated <50 individuals. AOO of the species is 28 km2 and its EOO covers 10734 km2 in its available habitats.

Habitat ecology

This species is exclusively coastal, and occurs on islands and mainland beaches.

Distribution

Threats to survival

Human disturbance and predators are the main threats.

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Use and trade

This species is not used or traded.

Conservation Actions

Research

Research undertaken

There are no specific conservation actions in place for this species, but some breeding sites are located in Lampi Marine National Park.

Research needed

Locate and control the places they inhabit from human disturbance and domestic dogs. Monitoring of populations is needed to determine trends in this species over time.

Assessed by

Thaung Htut,Lay Win,Nyo Nyo Aung,Pyae Phyo Aung,Kyaw Zay Ya

Reviewed by

Monica Böhm

references

Resources

National Redlist of Threatened Species in Myanmar

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The Myanmar National Red List of threatened species contributes to the GEF funded “Strengthening Sustainability of Protected Area Management in Myanmar” project. To support the National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan (2015-2020), Target 12 for commitment to prevent the extinction of known threatened species and improve their conservation status, the National Red List of some selected taxa has been produced. This report summarizes the assessment process and its results with detailed descriptions for some selected threatened species in Myanmar.

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Extinction risk