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European Red List of Birds 2015 Troglodytes troglodytes (Winter Wren) 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 Troglodytes troglodytes (Winter Wren) 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 Albania 1,000-5,000 <1 2002-2012 medium 0 0 2002-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 poor Andorra 500-700 <1 1999-2001 medium ? ? Armenia 15,000-25,000 <1 2002-2012 medium ? ? Austria 170,000-270,000 1 2001-2012 medium - 10-30 2000-2011 medium ? all others Azerbaijan 20,000-100,000 <1 1996-2000 poor ? ? Belarus 450,000-500,000 1 2000-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium Belgium 230,000-640,000 1 2008-2012 poor - 2-15 2000-2012 medium 0 0 1973-2012 medium all others Bosnia & HG 80,000-100,000 <1 2010-2014 poor ? ? Bulgaria 50,000-100,000 <1 2005-2012 medium 0 5-10 2000-2012 medium 0 5-10 1980-2012 poor all others Croatia 100,000-200,000 <1 2014 poor ? ? Cyprus 2,000-7,000 <1 2006-2012 medium ? 0 0 1980-2012 poor all others Czech Rep. 94,800-189,600 <1 2012 medium - 16-39 2000-2012 good 0 0 1982-2012 good all others Denmark 130,000 <1 2011 medium - 50-70 1999-2011 good + 25-50 1980-2011 good all others DK: Faroe Is 600-850 <1 2001 medium ? ? Estonia 250,000-300,000 1 2008-2012 medium + 20-50 2001-2012 medium + 20-50 1980-2012 medium all others Finland 80,000-140,000 <1 2006-2012 good 0 0 2001-2012 good + 98-250 1983-2012 good all others France 4,000,000-7,000,000 13 2008-2012 medium - 26 2001-2011 medium 0 0 1989-2011 medium all others Georgia Present <1 ? ? Germany 2,500,000-3,350,000 7 2005-2009 medium 0 0 1998-2009 good + 21-39 1990-2009 good all others Greece 50,000-100,000 <1 2008-2012 poor ? ? all others Hungary 27,000-53,000 <1 2000-2012 poor ? ? all others Iceland 3,000-5,000 <1 2000 poor ? ? Rep. Ireland 4,545,510-12,372,360 13 2006-2011 good 0 0 1998-2011 good ? all others Italy 1,000,000-2,500,000 4 2007 poor + 10-20 2000-2012 medium + 10-20 1990-2012 poor all others Kosovo 15,000-20,000 <1 2009-2014 medium ? ? Latvia 319,617-463,008 1 2011 good + 11-57 2005-2012 good + 42-293 1994-2010 good all others Liechtenstein 800-1,400 <1 2009-2014 medium 0 0 2003-2014 medium 0 0 1980-2014 medium Lithuania 80,000-150,000 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium all others Luxembourg 10,000-15,000 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2000-2012 poor ? all others FYRO Macedonia 50,000-100,000 <1 2001-2012 poor ? ? Moldova 5,000-8,000 <1 2000-2010 medium F 0 2000-2010 medium 0 0 1980-2010 medium Montenegro 15,000-20,000 <1 2002-2012 poor ? ? THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Troglodytes troglodytes (Winter Wren) 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 Netherlands 547,662-657,194 2 2008-2011 medium - 22-29 2002-2011 medium + 72-129 1984-2011 medium all others Norway 250,000-500,000 1 2000-2013 poor F 0 2006-2013 good F 0 1980-2013 good Poland 590,000-870,000 2 2008-2012 good 0 0 2000-2012 good ? all others Portugal 1,000,000-5,000,000 6 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2004-2011 medium ? all others Romania 270,000-540,000 1 2010-2013 medium ? ? all others Russia 3,000,000-5,000,000 10 2000-2008 medium F 0 2000-2012 medium + 5-30 1980-2012 medium Serbia 77,000-110,000 <1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2000-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium Slovakia 100,000-200,000 <1 2002 medium 0 0 2000-2012 medium 0 0 1980-2012 medium all others Slovenia 85,000-115,000 <1 2002-2012 good ? ? all others Spain 2,755,000-3,595,000 8 2004-2006 good + 31 1998-2012 good + 1980-2012 medium all others Sweden 302,000-689,000 1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 good + 170-250 1980-2012 good all others Switzerland 250,000-350,000 1 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 good + 21-77 1990-2012 poor Turkey 400,000-1,200,000 2 2013 poor 0 0 2000-2012 poor 0 0-19 1990-2013 poor Ukraine 140,000-160,000 <1 2000 medium F 5-10 1998-2010 medium F 10-20 1980-2010 medium United Kingdom 8,600,000 22 2009 medium - 7 1998-2010 good + 22 1980-2010 good all others United Kingdom 29 <1 2006-2010 good - 13 1996-2008 good + 71 1980-2008 good T. t. fridariensis EU27 27,800,000-48,000,000 85 Decreasing Europe 32,700,000-56,500,000 100 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 Troglodytes troglodytes (Winter Wren) Sources Albania Breeding population size: Bino pers. obs. Breeding short-term trend: Bino pers. obs. Breeding long-term trend: Bino pers. obs. Andorra Breeding population size: BirdLife International 2004 Armenia Breeding population size: ASPB data Austria: all others Breeding population size: BirdLife Austria, extrapolation on the basis of available unpublished and published population and density data Breeding short-term trend: N.
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