francolinus (Black )

European Red List of

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. 6

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/

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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 5-10 <1 2002-2012 medium ? ? Azerbaijan 2,500-10,000 39 2014 poor F 0 2000-2014 poor F 0 1980-2014 poor 3,000-7,000 36 2006-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium + 100-500 1980-2012 poor F. f. francolinus Georgia 500-1,000 6 1994-2002 medium ? ? 2,000-3,000 19 2013 medium + 20-29 2008-2012 medium - 0-19 1990-2013 medium EU27 3,000-7,000 35 Stable Europe 8,000-21,000 100 Fluctuating 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.

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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 Cyprus: F. f. francolinus Breeding population size: Αnalysis of field data from surveys carried out in 2010 and 2011 under an EU-funded programme to revise the Cyprus inventory of Important Areas (a programme that BirdLife Cyprus coordinated). Game & Fauna Servicfe bag statistics for the period 2002-12. Data from BirdLife Cyprus annual report 2006-2012. Breeding short-term trend: Analysis of records from line transect survey data for the period 2006-2013 using TRIM software. The data was from line transect surveys carried out under three different but compatible common birds survey programmes (one a 2006-12 pilot programme set up by BirdLife Cyprus and the other a 2006-11 W Cyprus programme operated by Proff Derek Pomeroy). These programmes were merged and expanderd in 2013 under a Coomon Birds Monitoring programme managed by BirdLife Cyprus. This analysis has been detailed in a September 2013 report by BirdLife Cyprus to the Cyprus government, under a contract to produce the Farmalnd Birds Index for Cyprus. Breeding long-term trend: Flint & Stewart BOU Checklist no.6 The Birds Of Cyprus (1992) mentions the start of a population increase in the 1980s. Game & Fauna Service bag statistics show clear increase in numbers over the last 20 years. Data from BirdLife Cyprus annual reports over the period. Georgia Breeding population size: BirdLife International 2004 Turkey Breeding population size: Soner Bekir, Vedat Beşkardeş personal communication. Birdlife International (2004) Birds in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status, Cambridge UK: Birdlife International (Birdlife Conservation series no: 12) www.kusbank.org Breeding short-term trend: Doğa Derneği, Eken G., Bozdoğan M., İsfendiyaroğlu S., Kılıç D.T., Lise Y. (2006) Key Biodiversity Areas of Turkey (Türkiye’nin Önemli Doğa Alanları) Doğa Derneği, Ankara, KILIÇ, T., EKEN, G. 2004, Türkiye'nin Önemli Kuş Alanları Güncellemesi, Doğa Derneği. Ankara. Breeding long-term trend: Birdlife International (2004) Birds in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status, Cambridge UK: Birdlife International (Birdlife Conservation series no: 12)

THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Bibliography

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McGowan, P.J.K. and Kirwan, G.M. 2013. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds.) 2013. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/53386 on 1 October 2014).

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