The area of intertidal habitat in Bangladesh remains absolutely vast, and although SBS appears to utilise a very specific and apparently localised substrate, habitat availability is
probably unlikely to be limiting carrying capacity.
However, given the paucity of information on the SBS prey-base and the exact use of its morphologically divergent bill, we should not be complacent.
It is plausible that only certain prey types might be affected by, e.g.,climate change, sea-level changes or marine pollution,and this species may be adversely affected if there is no alternative prey, or if bill morphology precludes preyswitching (Durell 2000).
We gathered limited anecdotal data through semistructured interviews to supplement previous assessments of hunting pressure on shorebirds, particularly around Sonadia where an awareness-raising campaign was implemented in 2009.