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Bubulcus Ibis (Cattle Egret) European Red List of Birds Supplementary Material Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) European Red List of Birds Supplementary Material The European Union (EU27) Red List assessments were based principally on the official data reported by EU Member States to the European Commission under Article 12 of the Birds Directive in 2013-14. For the European Red List assessments, similar data were sourced from BirdLife Partners and other collaborating experts in other European countries and territories. For more information, see BirdLife International (2015). Contents Reported national population sizes and trends p. 2 Trend maps of reported national population data p. 3 Sources of reported national population data p. 5 Species factsheet bibliography p. 7 Recommended citation BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Further information http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/euroredlist http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/european-red-list-birds-0 http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/europe http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/redlist/ Data requests and feedback To request access to these data in electronic format, provide new information, correct any errors or provide feedback, please email [email protected]. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) Table 1. Reported national breeding population size and trends in Europe1. Country (or Population estimate Short-term population trend4 Long-term population trend4 Subspecific population (where relevant) 2 territory) Size (pairs)3 Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Armenia 30-80 <1 2002-2012 good ? ? Azerbaijan 3,500-7,000 6 2014 poor - 2000-2014 - 1980-2014 poor Belgium 0-1 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2000-2012 good ? B. i. ibis Cyprus 35-90 <1 2004-2012 good + 500-700 2004-2012 good B. i. ibis France 14,133 17 2007 good + 95 2000-2007 good + 10000-19000 1985-2013 good B. i. ibis Georgia Present <1 ? ? Greece 20 <1 2009 good + 1900 2001-2009 good + 1900 1991-2009 good B. i. ibis Italy 4,500-5,000 6 2002-2013 medium + 270-325 2002-2012 medium + 1985-2012 medium B. i. ibis Montenegro 5-8 <1 2002-2012 good + 2002-2012 good ? Portugal 15,000-25,000 23 2008-2012 medium - 50-90 2001-2012 medium - 1980-2012 medium B. i. ibis Romania 10-20 <1 2008-2013 medium 0 0 2000-2012 poor + 100 1980-2012 poor B. i. ibis Russia 80-100 <1 2010-2012 good + 230-300 2000-2012 good F 0 1980-2012 medium Serbia 0-3 <1 2008-2012 medium + 150-200 2008-2012 medium + 150-200 2008-2012 medium Spain 38,137-40,057 48 2011 good - 36 1998-2011 good - 1980-2011 medium B. i. ibis ES: Canary Is 287 <1 2011 good + 2001-2012 good + 1980-2012 medium B. i. ibis Turkey 330-500 <1 2013 good F 0 2000-2012 medium - 0-19 1990-2013 medium United Kingdom 0-3 <1 2006-2010 good + 1996-2008 good B. i. ibis EU27 72,100-84,600 93 Decreasing Europe 76,100-92,300 100 Decreasing 1 See 'Sources' at end of factsheet, and for more details on individual EU Member State reports, see the Article 12 reporting portal at http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article12/report. 2 The designation of geographical entities and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 3 In the few cases where population size estimates were reported in units other than those specified, they were converted to the correct units using standard correction factors. 4 The robustness of regional trends to the effects of any missing or incomplete data was tested using plausible scenarios, based on other sources of information, including any other reported information, recent national Red Lists, scientific literature, other publications and consultation with relevant experts. 5 Trend directions are reported as: increasing (+); decreasing (-); stable (0); fluctuating (F); or unknown (?). 6 Trend magnitudes are rounded to the nearest integer. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Trend maps A symbol appears in each country where the species occurs: the shape and colour of the symbol represent the population trend in that country, and the size of the symbol corresponds to the proportion of the European population occurring in that country. KEY Ç Large increase (≥50%) È Large decrease (≥50%) Ç Moderate increase (20–49%) È Moderate decrease (20–49%) Ç Small increase (<20%) È Small decrease (<20%) ñ Increase of unknown magnitude ò Decrease of unknown magnitude å Stable or fluctuating 0 Unknown ¢ Present (no population or trend data) Ð Extinct since 1980 Each symbol, with the exception of Present and Extinct, may occur in up to three different size classes, corresponding to the proportion of the European population occurring in that country. ñ Large: ≥10% of the European population ñ Medium: 1–9% of the European population ñ Small: <1% of the European population The designation of geographical entities and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Figure 1. Breeding population sizes and short-term trends across Europe. Figure 2. Breeding population sizes and long-term trends across Europe. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) Sources Armenia Breeding population size: ASPB data Azerbaijan Breeding population size: AOS data base Breeding short-term trend: AOS data base Breeding long-term trend: AOS data base Belgium: B. i. ibis Breeding population size: Database Rare and less common Breeding Birds, INBO (coord. A.Anselin), selected data Waarnemingen.be, compilation of data and enquiries in ornithological community Breeding short-term trend: Rare bird panel Breeding long-term trend: Comparison between 2008-2012 estimate and Devillers, 1989 (Atlas of the Belgian Breeding Bird) population estimate Cyprus: B. i. ibis Breeding population size: Whaley & Dawes Sandgrouse 27 (2005); Miltiadou M. in Sandgfouse 33 (2011); Miltiadou M. in BirdLife Cyprus magazine Autumn 2007; Monthly waterbird counts by BirdLife Cyprus and Game & Fauna Service, as published in BirdLife Cyprus monthly checklists and also by the Game & Fauna Servic; BirdLife Cyprus 2013 pilot Atlas survey work; Analysis of recent BirdLife Cyprus bird signtings records reported in the society's annual reports. Breeding short-term trend: Whaley & Dawes Sandgrouse 27 (2005); Miltiadou M. in Sandgfouse 33 (2011); Miltiadou M. in BirdLife Cyprus magazine Autumn 2007; Monthly waterbird counts by BirdLife Cyprus and Game & Fauna Service, as published in BirdLife Cyprus monthly checklists and also by the Game & Fauna Servic; BirdLife Cyprus 2013 pilot Atlas survey work; Analysis of recent BirdLife Cyprus bird signtings records reported in the society's annual reports; Whaley DJ & Dawes JC, 2003 Cyprus breeding Birds’ Atlas; Flint & Stewart BOU Checklist no.6 (1992) The Birds of Cyprus. Breeding long-term trend: Species was first recorded breeding in Cyprus in 2004 France: B. i. ibis Breeding population size: Marion L. 2009 Recensement national des Hérons coloniaux de France en 2007. Héron cendré, Héron pourpré Héron bihoreau, Héron crabier, Héron gardebœuf, Aigrette garzette, Grande Aigrette, MEEDDMT, 84 p. Breeding short-term trend: MARION, L. 2009 Recensement national des Hérons coloniaux de France en 2007 : Héron cendré, Héron pourpré, Héron bihoreau, Héron crabier, Héron garde-bœufs, Aigrette garzette, Grande Aigrette., 243-268 Breeding long-term trend: MARION, L. 2009 Recensement national des Hérons coloniaux de France en 2007 : Héron cendré, Héron pourpré, Héron bihoreau, Héron crabier, Héron garde-bœufs, Aigrette garzette, Grande Aigrette., 243-268 Georgia Breeding population size: BirdLife International 2004 Greece: B. i. ibis Breeding population size: Kazantzidis, S. & G. Yfantis. 2012. Heronries in Greece - 2nd national Census. Oionos (Hellenic Ornithological Society's 3-mothly edition) 49: 8-9. Breeding short-term trend: Kazantzidis, S. 2005. Herons. Hellenic Ornithological Society, Thessaloniki. Breeding long-term trend: Crivelli, A., Jerrentrup, H. & B. Hallmann. 1988. Preliminary results of a complete census of breeding colonial wading birds in Greece, spring 1985-1986. HOS Newsletter 4:31-33 Italy: B. i. ibis Breeding population size: Mezzavilla F & Scarton F. 2013. Le garzaie in Veneto. Risultati dei censimenti svolti nel 2009-2010. Associazione Faunisti Veneti, 224 Pp. Puglisi L, Pezzo F, Sacchetti A. 2012. Gli aironi coloniali in Toscana. Andamento, distribuzione e conservazione. Edizioni Regione Toscana. Fasola M, Albanese G, AsOER. Boano G, Boncompagni E, Bressan U, Brunelli M, Ciaccio A, Floris G, Grussu M, Guglielmi R, Guzzon C, Mezzavilla F, Paesani G, Sacchetti A, Sanna M, Scarton F, Scoccianti C, Utmar P, Vaschetti G & Velatta F. 2007. Le garzaie in Italia, 2002. Avocetta 31:5-46 Provincia di Perugia, Servizio Gestione Faunistica e Protezione Ambientale, unpubl. datas. Tinarelli R. Pers. comm. Fasola M, Pers. comm. Breeding short-term trend: Mezzavilla F & Scarton F. 2013. Le garzaie in Veneto. Risultati dei censimenti svolti nel 2009-2010. Associazione Faunisti Veneti, 224 Pp. Puglisi L, Pezzo F, Sacchetti A. 2012. Gli aironi coloniali in Toscana. Andamento, distribuzione e conservazione. Edizioni Regione Toscana. Fasola M, Albanese G, AsOER. Boano G, Boncompagni E, Bressan U, Brunelli M, Ciaccio A, Floris G, Grussu M, Guglielmi R, Guzzon C, Mezzavilla F, Paesani G, Sacchetti A, Sanna M, Scarton F, Scoccianti C, Utmar P, Vaschetti G & Velatta F.
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