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Greylag Goose Anser anser
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 5,460,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 5,460,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Increasing | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 11.6 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.1,000,000-1,100,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2006), while national population sizes have been estimated at <c.100 breeding pairs and <c.50 wintering individuals in China and <c.10,000 breeding pairs in Russia (Brazil 2009). | ||||
| Trend justification: The overall population trend is increasing, although some populations may be stable and others have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Albania | Native | No | |||
| Algeria | Native | No | |||
| Argentina | Introduced | No | |||
| Armenia | Native | No | |||
| Austria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | |||
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bangladesh | Native | No | |||
| Belarus | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belgium | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bhutan | Native | No | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | |||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | |||
| China (mainland) | Native | No | |||
| Croatia | Native | No | |||
| Cyprus | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Czech Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Denmark | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Egypt | Vagrant | No | |||
| Estonia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Introduced | No | Yes | ||
| Faroe Islands (to Denmark) | Native | No | |||
| Finland | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| France | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Georgia | Native | No | |||
| Germany | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hong Kong (China) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Hungary | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iceland | Native | No | |||
| India | Native | No | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Iraq | Native | No | |||
| Ireland | Native | No | |||
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | |||
| Japan | Native | No | |||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Laos | Native | No | |||
| Latvia | Native | No | |||
| Lebanon | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Libya | Vagrant | No | |||
| Liechtenstein | Vagrant | No | |||
| Lithuania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Luxembourg | Native | No | |||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Malta | Native | No | |||
| Moldova | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mongolia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | |||
| Morocco | Native | No | |||
| Myanmar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nepal | Native | No | |||
| Netherlands | Native | No | |||
| Norway | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Oman | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Pakistan | Native | No | |||
| Poland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Romania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Russia (European) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Serbia | Native | No | |||
| Slovakia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovenia | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| South Korea | Native | No | |||
| Spain | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Sri Lanka | Native | No | |||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Sweden | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Switzerland | Native | No | |||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Tajikistan | Native | No | |||
| Thailand | Vagrant | No | |||
| Tunisia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkey | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ukraine | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Kingdom | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Vietnam | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Vagrant | No | Yes |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ab-i-Istada |  |
| Afghanistan | Hamun-i-Puzak | |
| Algeria | Lac Fetzara | |
| Algeria | Marais de Mekhada | |
| Austria | Neusiedler See | |
| Austria | Southern Seewinkel and Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen | |
| Belarus | Cikiny astravy | |
| Belarus | Mid Prypiac' | |
| Belgium | Schorren en Polder van de Beneden-Schelde | |
| Bulgaria | Belene Islands Complex | |
| Bulgaria | Durankulak Lake | |
| Bulgaria | Kalimok Complex | |
| Bulgaria | Pozharevo Island | |
| Bulgaria | Shabla Lake Complex | |
| Bulgaria | Srebarna | |
| China (mainland) | Bayanbulak and Kaidu River Valley | |
| China (mainland) | Bosten Lake | |
| China (mainland) | Chi Hu Nature Reserve | |
| China (mainland) | Desert and wetland from Northern Urumqi to Dabancheng | |
| China (mainland) | Ebi Nur and Kuytun River | |
| China (mainland) | Niuxintaobao | |
| China (mainland) | Oasis, Desert and Wetland at Mosuowan | |
| China (mainland) | Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve | |
| Croatia | Donji Miholjac fish-ponds | |
| Czech Republic | Ceskobudejovicke rybniky ponds | |
| Czech Republic | Dehtár pond | |
| Czech Republic | Lednicke rybniky ponds (Lednice fish-ponds) | |
| Czech Republic | Nove Mlyny middle reservoir | |
| Czech Republic | Rezabinec pond | |
| Czech Republic | Trebonsko (Trebon region) | |
| Denmark | Bøtø Nor | |
| Denmark | Fiilsø | |
| Denmark | Maribo lakes | |
| Denmark | Møllesø and Gjorslev | |
| Denmark | Saltholm | |
| Denmark | Sjørring Sø | |
| Denmark | Smålandsfarvandet | |
| Denmark | Tissø, Lille Åmose and Hallenslev Mose | |
| Estonia | Irbe strait | |
| Estonia | Kahtla-Kübassaare | |
| Estonia | Küdema bay | |
| Estonia | Lõu bay | |
| Estonia | Mullutu | |
| Estonia | Pärnu bay (NEW) | |
| Estonia | Siiksaare-Oessaare bays | |
| Estonia | Sutu bay | |
| Estonia | Tagamõisa peninsula | |
| Estonia | Vanamõisa bay | |
| Estonia | Väinameri | |
| Estonia | Vilsandi archipelago | |
| Finland | Kristiinankaupunki southern archipelago | |
| Finland | Lapväärti wetlands | |
| Finland | Lålby fields | |
| Finland | Mietoistenlahti bay | |
| Finland | Oulu region wetlands | |
| Finland | Paimionlahti bay | |
| Finland | Pori archipelago and wetlands | |
| Finland | Sundominlahti Bay and Söderfjärden | |
| France | Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin | |
| France | Col de Lizarrieta | |
| France | Estuaire de la Bidassoa et Baie de Fontarabie | |
| France | Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux | |
| France | Marais poitevin et baie de l'Aiguillon | |
| Greece | Lake Kerkini | |
| Hungary | Alkaline lakes of Kiskunság | |
| Hungary | Béda–Karapancsa | |
| Hungary | Hódmezővásárhely Pusztas | |
| Hungary | Hortobágy and Tisza-to | |
| Hungary | Kis-Sárrét | |
| Hungary | Lake Balaton | |
| Hungary | Lake Fertő | |
| Hungary | Lake Kis-Balaton | |
| Hungary | Lower Tisza Valley | |
| Hungary | Nagy-berek of Fonyód | |
| Hungary | Sárvíz Valley | |
| Hungary | Sumony Fishpond | |
| Iceland | Austara Eylendid | |
| Iceland | Álftafjördur-Hamarsfjördur | |
| Iceland | Öxarfjördur | |
| Iceland | Úthérad | |
| Iceland | Brúará | |
| Iceland | Breidafjördur | |
| Iceland | Hóp-Vatnsdalur | |
| Iceland | Hörgárósar | |
| Iceland | Melrakkaslétta | |
| Iceland | Miklavatn-Skógar | |
| India | Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| India | Sibsagar Tanks | |
| India | Sultanpur National Park | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Anzali Mordab complex | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Arjan Protected Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Dasht-e-Moghan | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Dez dam | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Fereidoonkenar marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Gavekhoni lake, and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Ghara Gheshlaq No-Hunting Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Hamoun-i Sabari and Hamoun-i Hirmand | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Hilleh Protected Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Horeh Bamdej | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Izeh and Sheikho lakes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Karun river marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Kobi | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Uromiyeh | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Shadegan marshes and tidal mudflats of Khor-al Amaya and Khor Musa | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Susangerd marshes | |
| Iraq | Haur Al Sa'adiyah | |
| Kazakhstan | Akzhan Lake | |
| Kazakhstan | Isei Lake | |
| Kazakhstan | Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve | |
| Kazakhstan | Kumdykol-Zharlykol Lake System | |
| Kazakhstan | Lesser Aral Sea | |
| Kazakhstan | Uyalyshalkar Lake System | |
| Kazakhstan | Zharkol Lakes | |
| Kazakhstan | Zhylandy Lake | |
| Kazakhstan | Zhylandy Lake | |
| Mongolia | Baga and Bayan Lakes | |
| Mongolia | Boon Tsagaan Lake | |
| Mongolia | Delta of Orkhon and Selenge Rivers | |
| Mongolia | Khar Lake | |
| Mongolia | Khar Us Lake | |
| Mongolia | Selengiin Tsagaan Lake | |
| Mongolia | Uvs Lake | |
| Myanmar | Ayeyarwaddy River: Singu Section | |
| Myanmar | Indawgyi Lake and Indawgyi River | |
| Netherlands | Dollard | |
| Netherlands | Haringvliet | |
| Netherlands | Lauwersmeer | |
| Netherlands | Oostvaardersplassen | |
| Netherlands | Westerschelde and Saeftinghe | |
| Norway | Lista wetland system | |
| Norway | Smøla archipelago | |
| Norway | Vega archipelago | |
| Poland | Barycz river valley | |
| Poland | Lower Odra river valley | |
| Poland | Warta River Mouth | |
| Portugal | Tejo estuary | |
| Romania | Belceşti reservoir | |
| Romania | Cârja - Maţa - Rădeanu - Roşcani | |
| Romania | Cefa fish-ponds and Radvani wood | |
| Romania | Danube Delta | |
| Romania | Jijiei şi Miletinului fish-ponds | |
| Romania | Lake Strachina | |
| Romania | Stânca lake - Costeşti | |
| Russia (Asian) | Khadyn lake | |
| Russia (Asian) | Tere-Khol' lake | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Chernoye Lake | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Holes of the Karasul River Downstream | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Inder' | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Kocherdyksky goose zakaznik | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Makushinsky Zakaznik | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Schuch'i lakes | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | System wetland's bottom watercourse Bagan | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Ubinskoye Lake | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Zdvinsky zakaznik | |
| Russia (European) | Arski fish-ponds | |
| Russia (European) | Berkubinski forest | |
| Russia (European) | Bulgarski | |
| Russia (European) | Burukshunskiye limans | |
| Russia (European) | Cranes area | |
| Russia (European) | Curonian (Courish) Bay | |
| Russia (European) | Dadynskiye lakes | |
| Russia (European) | Delta of the River Don | |
| Russia (European) | Dunilovskoye bog | |
| Russia (European) | Flood-plain of Algashka river | |
| Russia (European) | Flood-plain of Oka river in Navashinski district | |
| Russia (European) | Flood-plain of rivers Usta and Vaya in Urenski district | |
| Russia (European) | Flood-plain of Yukhot' river | |
| Russia (European) | Floodplain of Cheptsa river | |
| Russia (European) | Floodplain of Oka river in Vachski district of N.Novgorod region and adjacent areas of Vladimir region | |
| Russia (European) | Floodplain of Rudnya river and surroundings | |
| Russia (European) | Floodplain of the Terek river near Staroshchedrinskaya | |
| Russia (European) | Islands in the western part of Lake Manych-Gudilo | |
| Russia (European) | Izhevsk flood-plain of Oka river | |
| Russia (European) | Kamsko-Ikski area | |
| Russia (European) | Kazachka | |
| Russia (European) | Khanskoye Lake | |
| Russia (European) | Kiziltash limans | |
| Russia (European) | Kizlyar Bay | |
| Russia (European) | Kurnikov liman | |
| Russia (European) | Lakes of northern Karelia | |
| Russia (European) | Moksha flood-plain in vicinity of Krasnoslobodsk | |
| Russia (European) | Moksha valley in vicinity of Temnikov | |
| Russia (European) | Nizhnekumskiye floods | |
| Russia (European) | Nothern part of Gor'koe reservoir with spurs | |
| Russia (European) | Oka valley in vicinity of Murmino | |
| Russia (European) | Orshinski marshes | |
| Russia (European) | Savtsinskoye marsh | |
| Russia (European) | Shalimovskoye bog | |
| Russia (European) | Shalkaro-Zhetykol'ski lake system | |
| Russia (European) | Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system | |
| Russia (European) | Shilovo flood-plain of Oka river | |
| Russia (European) | Shumerlinskaya | |
| Russia (European) | Solotcha flood-plain of Oka river | |
| Russia (European) | Southern part of Chograiski reservoir | |
| Russia (European) | Sura environs | |
| Russia (European) | Surskoi spur of Cheboksarskoye reservoir | |
| Russia (European) | Suskanski Bay of Kuybyshev Resrvoir | |
| Russia (European) | Sviyago-Kubninskaya forest-steppe | |
| Russia (European) | Taman' | |
| Russia (European) | Tsninski Forest | |
| Russia (European) | Upper Mologa river (Verestovo lake) | |
| Russia (European) | Valley complex of Moksha and Oka rivers | |
| Russia (European) | Varegovskoye bog | |
| Russia (European) | Veselovskoye reservoir | |
| Russia (European) | Voroninski Nature Reserve | |
| Russia (European) | Vorono-Khoperski area | |
| Russia (European) | Western Ilmen area | |
| Russia (European) | Zavidovo Nature Reserve, including Lotoshinski, Klinski and Diatlovo fish-ponds | |
| Russia (European) | Zavoronezhski area | |
| Russia (European) | Zolotarevskaya area | |
| Slovenia | River Drava | |
| Spain | Tierra de Campos steppes | |
| Sweden | Älgö lera - Galtö lera | |
| Sweden | Bay of Kilsviken | |
| Sweden | Bay of Svensksundsviken | |
| Sweden | Lake Hallbosjön | |
| Sweden | Lake Hjälstaviken | |
| Sweden | Lake Hornborgasjön | |
| Sweden | Lake Vendelsjön | |
| Sweden | Western part of lake Mälaren | |
| Tunisia | Ichkeul | |
| Turkey | Göksu Delta | |
| Turkey | Tuz Lake | |
| Turkmenistan | Tallymerjen | |
| Ukraine | Agricultural lands near Bilorets'ke (Chornozemne village) | |
| Ukraine | Bulakhivs'kyj lyman | |
| Ukraine | Chauda | |
| Ukraine | Chervone marsh | |
| Ukraine | Debal'tsivs'ke lake | |
| Ukraine | Dnipro delta | |
| Ukraine | Dniprodzerzhyns'ke reservoir | |
| Ukraine | Dnister delta | |
| Ukraine | Ikva river valley | |
| Ukraine | Ingul river valley | |
| Ukraine | Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Energodar) | |
| Ukraine | Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Kajiry village) | |
| Ukraine | Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Knyazhe-Grigorivka village) | |
| Ukraine | Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Kozats'ki islands) | |
| Ukraine | Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Vasylivka village) | |
| Ukraine | Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays | |
| Ukraine | Lyman lake | |
| Ukraine | Mikulinetskie fish-ponds | |
| Ukraine | Mishuryn Rig | |
| Ukraine | Molochnyj Liman | |
| Ukraine | Obytichna peninsula | |
| Ukraine | Obytichna river mouth | |
| Ukraine | Petropavlivs'kyj lyman | |
| Ukraine | Pivdennyj Bug river valley (Goloskiv village) | |
| Ukraine | River Danube | |
| Ukraine | Sasyk lake | |
| Ukraine | Shagany-Alibej-Burnas lake-system | |
| Ukraine | Shats'ki lakes | |
| Ukraine | Solonyj Lyman lake | |
| Ukraine | Stentsivs'ko-Zhebriyanivs'ki plavni | |
| Ukraine | Styr' river valley (Luchytsi village) | |
| Ukraine | Sul's'ka bay | |
| Ukraine | Syvash Bay | |
| Ukraine | Utlyuk lyman | |
| Ukraine | Velyka Osokorovka | |
| Ukraine | Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays | |
| United Kingdom | Broadland | |
| United Kingdom | Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands | |
| United Kingdom | Caithness Lochs | |
| United Kingdom | Din Moss and Hoselaw Loch | |
| United Kingdom | Firth of Forth | |
| United Kingdom | Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Eye | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Ken and Dee Marshes | |
| United Kingdom | Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren | |
| United Kingdom | Loch of Skene | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Shin and nearby lochs | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Shin and Nearby Lochs | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Spynie | |
| United Kingdom | Lochs of Harray and Stenness | |
| United Kingdom | Moray Basin, Firths and Bays | |
| United Kingdom | Moray Basin, Firths and Bays | |
| United Kingdom | Muir of Dinnet | |
| United Kingdom | North Uist Machair and Islands | |
| United Kingdom | River Spey - Insh Marshes | |
| United Kingdom | South Tayside Goose Roosts | |
| United Kingdom | South Uist Machair and Lochs | |
| United Kingdom | Tay - Isla Valley | |
| United Kingdom | Tiree and Coll | |
| United Kingdom | Uists Machairs, Lochs and Coast | |
| Uzbekistan | Achinskoe Lake | |
| Uzbekistan | Amudarya floodlands near Termez | |
| Uzbekistan | Chimkurgan Reservoir | |
| Uzbekistan | Karakyr Lakes | |
| Uzbekistan | Karnabchul Steppe | |
| Uzbekistan | Kattakurgan Reservoir | |
| Uzbekistan | Northern shore of Aydarkul Lake | |
| Uzbekistan | Sudochye Lake | |
| Uzbekistan | Talimarzhan Reservoir | |
| Uzbekistan | Tudakul and Kuymazar Reservoirs | |
| Uzbekistan | Tuyabuguz Reservoir | |
| Uzbekistan | Tuzkan Lake | |
| Uzbekistan | Yuzhno-Surkhan (South-Surkhan) Reservoir | |
| Uzbekistan | Zekry Lake | |
| Uzbekistan | Zholdyrbas Lake | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Pastureland | suitable | non-breeding |
| Grassland | Temperate | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) | suitable | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Sport | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Anser anser. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans) |
| Species name author | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Increasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 5,460,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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