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Saunders’s Gull
Name: Saunders’s Gull Scientific name: Saundersilarus saundersi Conservation status: IUCN – IUCN – Vulnerable, CMS – Appendix I Saunders’s Gull is a type of seabird, yet it is more associated with coastal wetlands. It is only found in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, and is mainly distributed within the East Asia region. Its small population […]
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Far Eastern Curlew
Name: Far Eastern Curlew Scientific name: Numenius madagascariensis Conservation status: IUCN – Endangered, CMS – Appendix I The Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis is endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. It is the largest migratory shorebird species in the world. EAAFP Far Eastern Curlew Task Force was officially endorsed by the Partnership in January 2015, […]
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Baer’s Pochard
Name: Baer’s Pochard Scientific name: Aythya baeri Conservation status: IUCN – Critically Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Baer’s Pochard is a poorly known migratory diving duck endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF). It was uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2012. A Species Action Plan was developed […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Name: Spoon-billed Sandpiper Scientific name: Calidris pygmaea Conservation status: IUCN – Critically Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Spoon-billed Sandpiper is the rarest shorebird and endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF). It was uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2008. A Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team was set up […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill
Name: Black-faced SpoonbillScientific name: Platalea minorConservation status: IUCN – Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Black-faced Spoonbill is a waterbird restricted mainly to the East Asia region. It is the smallest and rarest of the six spoonbill species in the world. It is recognized as a successful case of conservation with international collaboration, which helped the […]
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General Audience
*Click the blue box to be directed to the specific section Ramsar site and other important areas Community Outreach Importance of ecotourism in wetland Policy Papers Threatened Species Nature Based Solutions Climate Change Renewable Energy
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Flyway Network Site Managers
*Click the blue box to be directed to the specific section Writing and updating the SIS Marine Protected Areas Color marking scheme in EAAF Birds monitoring guideline Site management toolkit archive
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MOP Decisions
Click the buttons below to be directed to the specific MOP 11th Meeting of Partners (MOP11) – Brisbane, Australia (12 -17 March, 2023) Visit MOP11 webpage for the original papers and other details, click [here] Document Papers Decision Papers 10th Meeting of Partners (MOP 10) – Changjiang, China (10-14 December, 2018) Visit MOP 10 webpage for the […]
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Record breaking for Black-faced Spoonbills population hits over 5,000 in 2021
The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS), EAAFP Partner, coordinated the International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2021 (the Census) from 15th to 17th January. The global population of the Endangered Black-faced Spoonbills (BFSs) hits a record high of 5,222, which is a 7.4% increase (i.e. 358 individuals) compared with last year. Global population of BFSs hits […]
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