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European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

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 Medium
Land mass type   Average mass -

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 3,550,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 3,550,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Decreasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 4.2 - - -
Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 12,000,000-20,000,000 breeding pairs, equating to 36,000,000-60,000,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004). Europe forms 75-94% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 38,300,000-80,000,000 individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.
Trend justification: In Europe, trends since 1980 show that populations have undergone a moderate decline (p<0.01), based on provisional data for 21 countries from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (EBCC/RSPB/BirdLife/Statistics Netherlands; P. Vorisek in litt. 2008).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Afghanistan Vagrant No      
Albania Native No Yes    
Algeria Native No Yes    
Andorra Native No Yes    
Angola Vagrant No      
Austria Native No Yes    
Belarus Native No Yes    
Belgium Native No Yes    
Benin Native No      
Bosnia and Herzegovina Native No      
Bulgaria Native No Yes    
Burkina Faso Native No      
Cameroon Native No      
Cape Verde Vagrant No      
Côte d'Ivoire Native No      
Central African Republic Native No      
Chad Native No      
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Native No      
Croatia Native No      
Cyprus Native No      
Czech Republic Native No Yes    
Denmark Native No Yes   Yes
Egypt Native No      
Estonia Native No Yes    
Ethiopia Native No      
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) Native No      
Finland Native No Yes   Yes
France Native No Yes   Yes
Gambia Native No      
Germany Native No Yes   Yes
Ghana Native No      
Gibraltar (to UK) Native No      
Greece Native No     Yes
Guinea Native No      
Guinea-Bissau Native No      
Hungary Native No Yes    
Iceland Vagrant No      
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No     Yes
Iraq Native No     Yes
Ireland Native No Yes    
Israel Native No      
Italy Native No Yes   Yes
Japan Vagrant No      
Jordan Native No     Yes
Kazakhstan Native No Yes    
Kenya Vagrant No      
Latvia Native No Yes    
Lebanon Native No     Yes
Liberia Native No      
Libya Native No      
Liechtenstein Native No Yes    
Lithuania Native No Yes    
Luxembourg Native No Yes    
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Native No      
Mali Native No      
Malta Native No      
Mauritania Native No      
Moldova Native No Yes    
Montenegro Native No Yes    
Morocco Native No      
Netherlands Native No Yes    
Niger Vagrant No      
Nigeria Native No      
Norway Native No Yes    
Oman Vagrant No     Yes
Poland Native No Yes    
Portugal Native No Yes    
Romania Native No Yes    
Russia (Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (Central Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (European) Native No Yes    
Senegal Native No      
Serbia Native No Yes    
Sierra Leone Native No      
Slovakia Native No Yes    
Slovenia Native No Yes    
Spain Native No Yes    
Sudan Vagrant No     Yes
Sweden Native No Yes    
Switzerland Native No Yes    
Syria Native No     Yes
Tajikistan Vagrant No      
Tanzania Native No      
Togo Native No      
Tunisia Native No Yes    
Turkey Native No      
Uganda Native No      
Ukraine Native No Yes    
United Arab Emirates Vagrant No     Yes
United Kingdom Native No Yes    
Western Sahara Native No      

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory IBA Name IBA link
Belarus Brycalavičskaja Pušča site factsheet
Finland Lemmenjoki-Hammastunturi-Pulju site factsheet
Finland Oulanka-Sukerijärvi site factsheet
Finland Pallas and Ylläs fjelds site factsheet
Finland Pomokaira-Koitelaiskaira site factsheet
Russia (European) Buzulukski forest site factsheet

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable non-breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Savanna Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable passage
Altitude 0 - 0 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Other impacts Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Unknown Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Competition, Reduced reproductive success

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Ficedula hypoleuca. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.

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 Muscicapidae (Chats and Old World flycatchers)
Species name author (Pallas, 1764)
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 3,550,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species