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Supplementary Material Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) 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. 4 Sources of reported national population data p. 6 Species factsheet bibliography p. 11 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 Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) 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 (calling/lekking Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality males)3 Albania 0-50 <1 2002-2012 poor ? ? Andorra 15-30 <1 1999-2001 poor ? ? Armenia 200-400 <1 2002-2012 medium ? ? Austria 2,000-10,000 <1 2001-2012 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Belarus 100,000-120,000 1 2000-2012 medium 0 0 2000-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium Belgium 1,000-5,000 <1 2008-2012 poor 0 0 2000-2012 poor 0 0 1973-2012 poor Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Bosnia & HG 50-100 <1 2010-2014 poor ? F 20-30 1980-2013 poor Bulgaria 90-180 <1 2005-2012 medium ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Croatia 10-50 <1 2010 poor ? ? Czech Rep. 2,000-4,000 <1 2001-2003 good ? + 1985-2003 poor Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Denmark 2,000 <1 2011 medium 0 0 1999-2011 medium + 50-100 1980-2011 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Estonia 30,000-60,000 1 2008-2012 medium 0 0-10 2001-2012 medium 0 0-10 1980-2012 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Finland 150,000-220,000 2 2006-2012 good 0 0 2006-2012 good + 17-156 1983-2012 good Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa France 10,000 <1 2008-2012 poor 0 0 2001-2012 good 0 0 1992-2012 good Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Georgia Present <1 ? ? Germany 20,000-39,000 <1 2005-2009 good 0 0 1998-2009 medium 0 0 1985-2009 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Greece 0-10 <1 2008-2012 poor 0 0 2001-2012 poor 0 0 1980-2012 poor Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Hungary 10 <1 2000-2002 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Rep. Ireland Present <1 1991 poor 0 0 2000-2011 medium ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Italy 50-150 <1 2004 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Kosovo 50-80 <1 2009-2014 good ? ? Latvia 10,925-104,363 <1 2007 poor - 2-99 2005-2012 poor + 0-150 1994-2012 poor Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Liechtenstein 5-8 <1 2009-2014 good 0 0 2003-2014 good + 40-50 1980-2014 medium Lithuania 10,000-20,000 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Luxembourg Present <1 ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa FYRO Macedonia 30-90 <1 2001-2012 poor ? ? Montenegro 100-200 <1 2002-2012 medium ? ? Netherlands 1,000-5,000 <1 2008-2011 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Norway 50,000-100,000 1 2013 poor ? ? Poland 20,000-100,000 1 1992-2004 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa PT: Azores 1,900-3,800 <1 2002-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) 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 (calling/lekking Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality males)3 PT: Madeira 162 <1 2010 good - 2001-2012 poor - 1980-2012 poor Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Romania 1,000-5,000 <1 2001-2013 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Russia 6,000,000-7,000,000 84 2000-2010 medium 0 0 2000-2012 medium - 5-30 1980-2012 poor Serbia 600-900 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2000-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium Slovakia 1,300-2,500 <1 2009-2011 medium - 10-20 2000-2012 medium - 10-30 1980-2012 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Slovenia 20-40 <1 1998-2011 medium - 50-70 2001-2012 poor - 70-80 1980-2012 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Spain 3,600-4,000 <1 1998-2002 medium 0 0 1998-2002 medium 0 0 1980-2002 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa ES: Canary Is 1,000-2,500 <1 1997-2003 poor ? ? Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Sweden 396,000-774,000 8 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 good 0 0 1980-2012 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Switzerland 1,130-1,630 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 poor - 29-59 1990-2012 poor Turkey 10-100 <1 2013 poor ? - 20-29 1990-2013 poor Ukraine 7,600-12,800 <1 2000 medium F 10-20 1998-2010 medium F 20-30 1980-2010 medium United Kingdom 64,000-100,000 1 2003 medium - 25 2003-2012 medium - 15 1980-2010 medium Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa EU27 728,000-1,470,000 13 Decreasing Europe 6,890,000-8,710,000 100 Stable 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 Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) Sources Albania Breeding population size: Bino pers. obs. Andorra Breeding population size: BirdLife International 2004 Armenia Breeding population size: ASPB data Austria: Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa Breeding population size: BirdLife Austria, extrapolation on the basis of available unpublished and published population and density data Breeding short-term trend: BirdLife Austria, estimate on the basis of available unpublished and published trend data Belarus Breeding population size: Karlionova N.V. - personal communication Pinchuk P.V.
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