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European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca



Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
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
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 17,200,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 5,580,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 33000000-51999999 mature individuals poor estimated 2012
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 4.2 years - - -

Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 12,500,000-19,400,000 pairs, which equates to 25,000,000-38,800,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms c.75% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 33,000,000-52,000,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.

Trend justification: In Europe, trends between 1980 and 2013 show that populations have undergone a moderate decline (EBCC 2015).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant vagrant
Albania extant native yes
Algeria extant native yes
Andorra extant native yes
Angola extant vagrant
Austria extant native yes
Belarus extant native yes
Belgium extant native yes
Benin extant native
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant native
Bulgaria extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native
Cameroon extant native
Cape Verde extant vagrant
Central African Republic extant native
Chad extant native
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native
Côte d'Ivoire extant native
Croatia extant native
Cyprus extant native
Czechia extant native yes
Denmark extant native yes yes
Egypt extant native
Estonia extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant native
Finland extant native yes yes
France extant native yes yes
Gambia extant native
Germany extant native yes yes
Ghana extant native
Gibraltar (to UK) extant native
Greece extant native yes
Guinea extant native
Guinea-Bissau extant native
Hungary extant native yes
Iceland extant vagrant
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes
Iraq extant native yes
Ireland extant native yes
Israel extant native
Italy extant native yes yes
Japan extant vagrant
Jordan extant native yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kenya extant vagrant
Latvia extant native yes
Lebanon extant native yes
Liberia extant native
Libya extant native
Liechtenstein extant native yes
Lithuania extant native yes
Luxembourg extant native yes
Mali extant native
Malta extant native
Mauritania extant native
Moldova extant native yes
Montenegro extant native yes
Morocco extant native
Netherlands extant native yes
Niger extant vagrant
Nigeria extant native
North Macedonia extant native
Norway extant native yes
Oman extant vagrant yes
Poland extant native yes
Portugal extant native yes
Romania extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (Asian) extant native yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Senegal extant native
Serbia extant native yes
Sierra Leone extant native
Slovakia extant native yes
Slovenia extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
Sudan extant vagrant yes
Sweden extant native yes
Switzerland extant native yes
Syria extant native yes
Tajikistan extant vagrant
Tanzania extant native
Togo extant native
Tunisia extant native yes
Türkiye extant native
Uganda extant native
Ukraine extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant vagrant yes
United Kingdom extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Belarus Brycalavičskaja Pušča
Finland Lemmenjoki-Hammastunturi-Pulju
Finland Oulanka-Sukerijärvi
Finland Pallas and Ylläs fjelds
Finland Pomokaira-Koitelaiskaira
Russia (European) Buzulukski forest

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 non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable 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   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 (2024) Species factsheet: European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/european-pied-flycatcher-ficedula-hypoleuca on 27/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/12/2024.