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The known breeding distribution of Purple Sandpipers is patchy across the eastern Low Arctic and the High Arctic islands. Purple Sandpipers wintering on the Atlantic coast of Canada and the United States have shown little change in abundance relative to about 1970, according to results from the Christmas Bird Count. However, the fraction of the Canadian population wintering in North America, and monitored by this survey, is unknown. Thus, the reliability of this assessment is considered low. Information from Maine suggests recent declines in that population since 2004; these may be reflected north of the border. This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada.
While wintering in both Europe and North America, the species uses rocky coastal habitats in areas of significant oil development (Smith and Bleakney 1969). An expanding industry to harvest rockweed may also degrade the foraging habitats of wintering birds (Payne and Pierce 2002).
Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:
Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.
