IUCN Red List Criteria
| Critically Endangered |
|
| Endangered |
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| Vulnerable |
A2c |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Vulnerable |
| 2008 |
Vulnerable |
| 2004 |
Vulnerable |
| 2000 |
Vulnerable |
| 1996 |
Vulnerable |
| 1994 |
Vulnerable |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
9,700 |
medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) |
9,700 |
medium |
| Area of Occupancy breeding/resident (km2) |
1,500 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
11-100 |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
22000-32000 |
good |
Estimated |
2009 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
medium |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
2-100 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
1001-30000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The population is estimated at 11,000-16,000 singing males (M. Flade in litt. 2012), equivalent to 22,000-32,000 mature individuals or 33,000-48,000 individuals in total. |
|
Trend justification: This species probably declined rapidly until the late 1990s, as a result of the destruction of its habitat at a rate equivalent to 40% in ten years. The decline in the central European core population has recently been stopped owing to intensive management and conservation projects but other populations continue to decline through habitat loss and degradation. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Algeria |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Andorra |
Unknown |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Austria |
Native |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
| Belarus |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Belgium |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Bulgaria |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Burkina Faso |
Unknown |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Croatia |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Cyprus |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Czech Republic |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Denmark |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Egypt |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Estonia |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Finland |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| France |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Germany |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
Yes |
| Ghana |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Greece |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Hungary |
Native |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
| Ireland |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Israel |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Italy |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Kazakhstan |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
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| Latvia |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Lithuania |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Luxembourg |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Mali |
Unknown |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Malta |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Mauritania |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Montenegro |
Native |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
| Morocco |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Netherlands |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Norway |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Poland |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Portugal |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Romania |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Russia (Central Asian) |
Native |
possibly |
Yes |
|
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| Russia (European) |
Native |
possibly |
Yes |
|
|
| San Marino |
Unknown |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Senegal |
Native |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Serbia |
Native |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
| Slovakia |
Native |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
| Slovenia |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Spain |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Sweden |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Switzerland |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Tunisia |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Turkey |
Vagrant |
No |
|
|
|
| Ukraine |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| United Kingdom |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
| Western Sahara |
Native |
No |
|
|
Yes |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Belarus |
Balota Dzikoje |
 |
| Belarus |
Balota Zvaniec |
|
| Belarus |
Dzivin - Vialiki Lies |
|
| Belarus |
Lelchitsy-Ubort |
|
| Belarus |
Mid Prypiac' |
|
| Belarus |
Prostyr |
|
| Belarus |
Servač |
|
| Belarus |
Sporaŭskaje balota |
|
| Belarus |
Vyhanaščanskija baloty |
|
| France |
Estuaire de la Gironde : marais de la rive nord |
|
| France |
Marais de la Baie d'Audierne |
|
| Hungary |
Hortobágy and Tisza-to |
|
| Lithuania |
Flooded coastal meadows near Svencele raised-bog |
|
| Lithuania |
Flooded coastal meadows near Tyrai bog |
|
| Lithuania |
Flooded meadows near Sausgalviai settlement |
|
| Lithuania |
Tyras |
|
| Lithuania |
Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve |
|
| Luxembourg |
Upper Valley of the Alzette |
|
| Luxembourg |
Valley of the Syre |
|
| Poland |
Biebrza river valley |
|
| Poland |
Bubnow Marsh |
|
| Poland |
Chelm calcareous marshes |
|
| Poland |
Delta of the Swina river |
|
| Poland |
Kampinos forest |
|
| Poland |
Lower Odra river valley |
|
| Poland |
Marshy Valley of the Narew River |
|
| Poland |
Middle Bug river valley |
|
| Poland |
Miedwie site |
|
| Poland |
Narew river gaps |
|
| Poland |
Ner River Valley |
|
| Poland |
Rozwarowo Marshes |
|
| Poland |
Siemianowka Reseirvoir |
|
| Poland |
Upper Narew River Valley |
|
| Poland |
Warta River Mouth |
|
| Poland |
Wizna Swamps |
|
| Russia (European) |
Kamsko-Yayvenski wetland |
|
| Russia (European) |
Neman river Delta and the coast of the Curonian (Courish) Bay |
|
| Russia (European) |
Nizhnekamskaya flood-plain |
|
| Russia (European) |
Watershed of Bityug and Tsna rivers |
|
| Spain |
Chingudi-Bidasoa estuary |
|
| Ukraine |
Pryp'yat' river valley |
|
| Ukraine |
Shats'ki lakes |
|
| Ukraine |
Stokhod river valley |
|
| Ukraine |
Styr' river valley (Kolky village) |
|
| Ukraine |
Supij marsh |
|
| Ukraine |
Svydovets protected area |
|
| Ukraine |
Syra Pogonya mire |
|
| Ukraine |
Turiya river valley |
|
| Ukraine |
Udaj river valley |
|
| United Kingdom |
Marazion Marsh |
|
| United Kingdom |
Weymouth Wetlands |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
Pastureland |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
Pastureland |
suitable |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
major |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
major |
non-breeding |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 200 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Gathering terrestrial plants / Unintentional effects (species is not the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Large dams |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Excess energy / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species disturbance, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
| Climate change & severe weather |
Droughts |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
International |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Acrocephalus paludicola. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013.
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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