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Red list species - high conservation concern

 
  IUCN HD BDp BDr   BDMp BDMr SPEC
2 or 3
BR BL WL BI WI
Species
Red listing criteria
 
Additional amber listing criteria
Bittern  
   
 
   
Common scoter      
 
   
 
   
White-tailed eagle  
         
       
Hen harrier  
         
         
Black grouse  
     
         
Capercaillie    
                 
Grey partridge1    
       
         
Quail  
         
         
Corncrake
 
         
     
Stone-curlew      
     
       
Black-tailed godwit  
     
 
 
 
Red-necked phalarope  
           
       
Roseate tern    
     
       
Turtle dove1    
       
         
Nightjar      
     
 
     
Wryneck  
     
       
Lesser spotted woodpecker    
                   
Woodlark      
     
 
     
Skylark1    
       
         
Ring ouzel    
     
           
  IUCN HD BDp BDr   BDMp BDMr SPEC
2 or 3
BR BL WL BI WI
Species
Red listing criteria
 
Additional amber listing criteria
Song thrush1    
                   
Grasshopper warbler1    
     
           
Savi's warbler    
         
       
Aquatic warbler
                 
   
Marsh warbler    
     
 
       
Spotted flycatcher1    
       
         
Marsh tit1    
                   
Willow tit1    
                   
Red-backed shrike  
     
       
Starling1    
                   
House sparrow1    
                   
Tree sparrow1    
                   
Linnet1    
                   
Twite    
                   
Scottish crossbill
                   
 
Bullfinch1    
                   
Yellowhammer1    
                   
Cirl bunting      
                 
Reed bunting1    
                   
Corn bunting1  
     
           
  IUCN HD BDp BDr   BDMp BDMr SPEC
2 or 3
BR BL WL BI WI
 
Red listing criteria
 
Additional amber listing criteria
Red list criteria
  • IUCN Globally Threatened
  • HD Historical population decline in UK during 1800-1995
  • BDp Rapid (= 50%) decline in UK breeding population over last 25 years
  • BDr Rapid (= 50%) contraction of UK breeding range over last 25 years
Additional amber list criteria
  • BDMp Moderate (25-49%) decline in UK breeding population over last 25 years
  • BDMr Moderate (25-49%) contraction of UK breeding range over last 25 years
  • SPEC Species with unfavourable conservation status in Europe (SPEC = Species of European Conservation Concern)
  • BR Five-year mean of 1-300 breeding pairs in UK
  • BL = 50% of UK breeding population in 10 or fewer sites, but not rare breeders (BR)
  • WL = 50% of UK non-breeding population in 10 or fewer sites
  • BI = 20% of European breeding population in UK
  • WI = 20% of NW European (wildfowl), East Atlantic Flyway (waders) or European (others) non-breeding populations in UK

    1 UK population >10 000 pairs



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