The following species of wader (Charadrii) are listed as threatened by the IUCN
Extinct
Canary Island Black Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewoldoi (First collected 1852 and last confirmed 1913; probably extinct by 1940)
Kiritimati Sandpiper Prosobonia cancellatus (Probably extinct by early 19th Century)
Moorea Sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi (First collected and last confirmed 1777; probably extinct early 19th Century)
Tahiti Sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera (First collected and last confirmed 1773; probably extinct early 19th Century)
Henderson Sandpiper Prosobinia sauli (Described from fossil remains from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands 2021)
North Island Snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis (First collected and last confirmed 1870)
South Island Snipe Coenocorypha iredalei (Last confirmed 1964 – died in captivity)
Critically Endangered
Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Last confirmed 1986; possibly extinct?)
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Javan Lapwing Vanellus macropterus (Last confirmed 1939; probably extinct?)
Southern Red-breasted Plover Charadrius obscurus
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis (Last confirmed 1963; probably extinct?)
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris (Last record accepted by a national committee 2001; possibly extinct?)
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea
Plains Wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
New Caledonian Buttonquail Turnix novaecaledoniae (Last confirmed 1911; probably extinct?)
Endangered
Australian Painted-Snipe Rostratula australis
Chatham Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis
Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris
Moluccan Woodcock Scolopax rochussenii
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Buff-breasted Buttonquail Turnix olivii
Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
Vulnerable
Madagascan Pratincole Glaeola ocularis
Madagascan Plover Chardrius thoracicus
St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
Chatham Snipe Coenocorypha pusilla
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
Madagascan Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
Sumba Buttonquail Turnix everetti
The following species of wader (Charadrii) are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN
Madagascan Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Great Stone-Curlew Esacus recurvirostris
Beach Stone-Curlew Esacus giganteus
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
Northern Red-breasted Plover Charadrius aquilornis
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Javan Plover Charadrius javanicus
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Malaysian plover Charadrius peroni
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
Javan Woodcock Scolopax saturata
Sulawesi Woodcock Scolopax celebensis
Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica
Snares Snipe Coenocorypha heugeli
Fuegian Snipe Gallinago stricklandii
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Curlew Sandpiper Calidirs ferruginea
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster