There are currently no reliable sources of trend data for Red Phalarope in Canada, therefore improved monitoring is required. Its abundance at breeding sites varies dramatically among years (e.g., Tracy et al., 2002, Smith, 2009), but some comparisons over the long-term suggest possible declines. For example, abundance at the Rasmussen Lowlands was 76% lower in 1994-1995 versus 1975-1976 (Gratto-Trevor et al., 1998). Similarly, it is considered less common in the northern Gulf of Mexico now compared to the 1960s and 1970s (Tracy et al., 2002). Future assessments of status may be improved when more results from the Arctic Program for Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring become available.

No population goal is set for Red Phalarope because there are not enough data to estimate population trends. More monitoring is needed to enable development of a population goal for this species