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Table 1 Population trends of waterbirds in China in each order

From: Population trends, threats, and conservation recommendations for waterbirds in China

Order

Declining

Stable

Increasing

Unknown

Number of species

Gaviiformes

0 (0.0%)

1 (25.0%)

1 (25.0%)

2 (50.0%)

4

Podicipediformes

1 (20.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (80.0%)

5

Pelecaniformes

12 (34.3%)

8 (22.9%)

3 (8.6%)

12 (34.3%)

35

Suliformes

0 (0.0%)

1 (20.0%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (80.0%)

5

Ciconiiformes

4 (66.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (33.3%)

6

Phoenicopteriformes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1

Anseriformes

21 (38.9%)

4 (7.4%)

4 (7.4%)

25 (46.3%)

54

Gruiformes

5 (17.9%)

7 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

16 (57.1%)

28

Charadriiformes

41 (33.6%)

13 (10.7%)

8 (6.6%)

60 (49.2%)

122

Total

84 (32.3%)

35 (13.5%)

16 (6.1%)

125 (48.1%)

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