Conservation status of shorebird species and subspecies (2012)

Conservation status of shorebird species and subspecies (2012)

New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand has 92 seabird and 14 shorebird species and subspecies (taxa). Seabirds and shorebirds tend to be at or near the top of the food chain, and thrive only if the marine ecosystem is healthy. Decreasing bird populations can signal that the ecosystem is degrading.
This dataset relates to the "Conservation status of seabirds and shorebirds" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.

Department of Conservation

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Attribution 3.0 New Zealand

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2012, New Zealand waters

https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/52513-conservation-status-of-shorebird-species-and-subspecies-2012/

Dataset

eng-nz

indigenous, biodiversity, threat status