Aphriza virgata

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Species group: Birds

Found in: Salish Sea-reliant birds, Salish Sea-reliant birds, Terrestrial vertebrates: birds

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Classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Craniata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Charadriiformes

Family:

Scolopacidae

Genus:

Aphriza

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Distribution
Size
Habitat
Migration
Trophic Strategy
Population Biology
Reproduction
Molecular Biology
Conservation Status

Distribution

Range

Breeds Alaska and Yukon; winters to Straits of Magellan.

References:

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-che...

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Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

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Distribution

Gulf of Mexico

References:

Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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World Register of Marine Species

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occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Global Range: (200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)) BREEDING: central Alaska and Yukon. NON-BREEDING: along Pacific coast from south-coastal and southeastern Alaska south along Pacific coasts of North, Middle, and South America to Straits of Magellan. Nonbreeders may summer in winter range as far south as Panama (AOU 1983).

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Size

Length: 25 cm

Weight: 205 grams

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Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Systems

Terrestrial
Marine

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Comments: NON-BREEDING: rocky seacoasts and islands (AOU 1983); sporadically on mudflats and salinas (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Nests in open rocky ground above treeline in interior mountains (AOU 1983), in a shallow depression lined sparsely with available vegetation.

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Migration

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Adults begin migrating south from breeding areas in mid-July (Hayman et al. 1986). Begins migrating north from southern part of nonbreeding range in early March. Migrates through Costa Rica mid-September to late October, and late April-May (Stiles and Skutch 1989).

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Trophic Strategy

Comments: During the nesting season feeds primarily on insects (e.g., beetles, flies, caterpillars, bees, ants). Also eats snails and seeds. During the rest of the year feeds along rocky coasts on crustaceans and small mollusks (Bent 1929).

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Population Biology

Global Abundance

10,000 - 100,000 individuals

Comments: Total population estimated to be 70,000 (Morrison et al. 2001), perhaps as high as 100,000, plus or minus a few tens of thousands (Senner and McCaffery (1997).

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Reproduction

Breeding begins late May to early June (Harrison 1978). Four eggs; probably incubated by both sexes. Nestlings precocial.

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Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Aphriza virgata

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Barcode data: Aphriza virgata

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

NNCCTATACCTAATCTTCGGCGCATGAGCCGGTATAGTCGGAACTGCCCTTAGCTTACTCATTCGTGCGGAACTAGGTCAACCCGGAACCCTCCTAGGAGATGACCAGATTTACAATGTAATTGTCACCGCCCATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATGCCAATTATAATTGGTGGCTTCGGAAACTGACTAGTCCCCCTTATAATCGGCGCCCCCGACATAGCATTCCCTCGTATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTACTCCCCCCATCATTCCTCCTGCTACTGGCATCTTCGACAGTAGAAGCTGGAGCAGGTACAGGATGAACAGTATACCCCCCACTCGCCGGTAACTTAGCCCATGCTGGAGCTTCTGTAGACCTAGCTATTTTCTCCCTCCACCTGGCAGGTGTCTCCTCTATTCTAGGTGCTATCAACTTCATCACAACTGCTATTAACATAAAACCCCCGGCCCTCTCTCAATACCAAACACCTCTGTTCGTATGATCAGTACTTATTACCGCTGTTCTACTCTTACTCTCCCTTCCAGTCCTCGCTGCTGGCATTACTATGCTACTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACTACATTCTTTGACCCAGCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCAGTTCTATACCAACATCTCTTTTGATTCTTTGGACATCCAGAAGTCTACATCCTAATCCTA
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Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N3B,N4N : N3B: Vulnerable - Breeding, N4N: Apparently Secure - Nonbreeding

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N5B,N5N : N5B: Secure - Breeding, N5N: Secure - Nonbreeding

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IUCN Red List Assessment

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2009

Assessor/s

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

Contributor/s

Justification

This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History

2008

Least Concern
2004

Least Concern

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

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NatureServe Explorer

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ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102945

Classification

Other Global Common Names:

Playero Roquero, Playero de Rompientes - bécasseau du ressac

Synonyms:

Taxonomy:

Informal Taxonomy:

Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Shorebirds

Formal Taxonomy:

Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae - Aphriza

Ecology and Life History

Short General Description:

Description:

Habitat Type Description:

Migration:

false - false - true - Adults begin migrating south from breeding areas in mid-July (Hayman et al. 1986). Begins migrating north from southern part of nonbreeding range in early March. Migrates through Costa Rica mid-September to late October, and late April-May (Stiles and Skutch 1989).

Non-migrant:

false

Locally Migrant:

false

Food Comments:

During the nesting season feeds primarily on insects (e.g., beetles, flies, caterpillars, bees, ants). Also eats snails and seeds. During the rest of the year feeds along rocky coasts on crustaceans and small mollusks (Bent 1929).

Phenologies:

Reproduction Comments:

Breeding begins late May to early June (Harrison 1978). Four eggs; probably incubated by both sexes. Nestlings precocial.

Ecology Comments:

Length:

Unit of Length:

Weight:

205

Unit of Weight:

grams

Conservation Status

NatureServe Conservation Status:

NatureServe Global Status Rank:

Global Status Last Reviewed:

1996-11-26

Global Status Last Changed:

1996-11-26

Other Status:

LC - Least concern

Distribution

Conservation Status Map:

Global Range:

G - 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles) - G - BREEDING: central Alaska and Yukon. NON-BREEDING: along Pacific coast from south-coastal and southeastern Alaska south along Pacific coasts of North, Middle, and South America to Straits of Magellan. Nonbreeders may summer in winter range as far south as Panama (AOU 1983).

Global Range Code:

Global Range Description:

200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

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Aphriza virgata

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National Distribution

Canada

United States

Size

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Migration

Trophic Strategy

Population Biology

Global Abundance

Reproduction

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Aphriza virgata

Barcode data: Aphriza virgata

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United States

IUCN Red List Assessment

NatureServe Conservation Status

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Aphriza virgata

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Range

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Canada

United States

Habitat and Ecology

Global Abundance

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Aphriza virgata

Barcode data: Aphriza virgata

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Canada

United States

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