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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
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

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	Low
Land mass type		Average mass	19 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	32,900,000	medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	13,200,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	4000000-12999999	poor	estimated	2012
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	3.8	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 230,000-623,000 pairs, which equates to 460,000-1,250,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms c.10% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 4,600,000-12,500,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.

Trend justification: The small European population is estimated to be decreasing by less than 25% in 11.4 years (three generations) (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Afghanistan	N	Extant		Yes
Albania	N	Extant		Yes
Algeria	N	Extant
Armenia	N	Extant		Yes
Azerbaijan	N	Extant		Yes
Bahrain	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Benin	V	Extant
Bosnia and Herzegovina	N	Extant		Yes
Bulgaria	N	Extant		Yes
Burkina Faso	N	Extant
Cameroon	N	Extant
Central African Republic	N	Extant
Chad	N	Extant
China (mainland)	V	Extant
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	V	Extant
Cyprus	N	Extant
Djibouti	N	Extant
Egypt	N	Extant
Eritrea	N	Extant
Ethiopia	N	Extant
France	V	Extant
Gambia	V	Extant
Georgia	N	Extant		Yes
Germany	V	Extant
Gibraltar (to UK)	N	Extant
Greece	N	Extant		Yes
Hungary	V	Extant
India	N	Extant
Iran, Islamic Republic of	N	Extant		Yes
Iraq	N	Extant		Yes
Ireland	V	Extant
Israel	N	Extant		Yes
Italy	N	Extant
Jordan	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Kazakhstan	N	Extant		Yes
Kenya	N	Extant
Kuwait	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Lebanon	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Libya	N	Extant
Malawi	V	Extant
Mali	N	Extant
Malta	N	Extant
Mauritania	N	Extant
Montenegro	N	Extant		Yes
Morocco	N	Extant
Niger	N	Extant
Nigeria	N	Extant
North Macedonia	N	Extant		Yes
Norway	V	Extant
Oman	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Pakistan	N	Extant		Yes
Portugal	N	Extant		Yes
Qatar	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Romania	V	Extant
Russia	V	Extant			Yes
Russia (European)	V	Extant			Yes
Saudi Arabia	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Senegal	N	Extant
Serbia	N	Extant		Yes
Somalia	N	Extant
South Sudan	N	Extant	Yes		Yes
Spain	N	Extant		Yes
Sri Lanka	V	Extant
Sudan	N	Extant
Switzerland	V	Extant
Syria	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Tajikistan	N	Extant		Yes
Tanzania	V	Extant
Tunisia	N	Extant
Turkey	N	Extant		Yes
Turkmenistan	N	Extant		Yes
Uganda	V	Extant
Ukraine	V	Extant
United Arab Emirates	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
United Kingdom	V	Extant
Uzbekistan	N	Extant		Yes
Western Sahara	N	Extant		Yes
Yemen	N	Extant				Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
North Macedonia	Demir Kapija Gorge
Azerbaijan	Lake Boz-Koba
Azerbaijan	Gobustan area
Azerbaijan	Sheki upland
Greece	Amvrakikos gulf
Greece	Mesolongi and Aitoliko lagoons, Acheloos delta and Evinos estuary
Greece	Mount Ochi and surrounding marine area
Greece	East Lakonia mountains
Greece	Islands and islets of northern Sporades and northwestern coast of Alonnisos
Greece	Filiouri valley and eastern Rodopi mountains
Greece	Mount Mavrovouni, Larisa
Greece	Southwestern Lesvos and Petrified forest
Greece	Mount Lepetymnos, Lesvos, and surrounding marine area
Greece	Tilos island and surrounding islets
Greece	Mount Kantili
Greece	Akarnanika mountains
Greece	Acherontas gorge and estuary
Greece	Kalloni Gulf, Lesvos
Greece	Lake Ismarida (Mitrikou)
Greece	Nea Fokaia marshes
Greece	Porto Lagos, lake Vistonida and coastal lagoons
Greece	South forest complex of Evros prefecture
Georgia	Iori Region
Armenia	Armash fish-farm
Kazakhstan	Shoshkakol Lakes
Afghanistan	Khost
Jordan	Dana
Uzbekistan	Achinskoe Lake
Turkmenistan	Gurykhovudan
Turkmenistan	Repetek
Kazakhstan	Kyzylkol Lake

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1500 m

Purpose	Primary form used	Life stage used	Source	Scale	Level	Timing
Sport hunting/specimen collecting	-	-			Non-trivial	Recent

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Cercotrichas galactotes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.