LC
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta



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
2024 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 low
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 3,560,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 2,750,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 5690000-9430000 mature individuals poor estimated 2018
Population trend increasing - suspected -
Generation length 2.12 years - - -

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 4,270,000-7,070,000 mature individuals, with 2,130,000-3,540,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 75% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 5,690,000-9,430,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. The species' population in Europe is considered to have undergone a moderate increase over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021). As this region holds the vast majority of the species' global range, the global population size is considered to be increasing over three generations.

Trend justification:    .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Algeria extant native
Andorra extant native yes
Austria extant native yes
Belgium extant native yes
Benin extant vagrant yes
Burkina Faso extant native
Cameroon extant native
Central African Republic extant vagrant
Côte d'Ivoire extant native
Croatia extant native yes
Cyprus extant vagrant
Czechia extant vagrant
Denmark extant vagrant
France extant native yes
Gambia extant native
Germany extant native yes
Ghana extant native
Gibraltar (to UK) extant native yes
Greece extant vagrant
Guinea extant native
Guinea-Bissau extant native
Iceland extant vagrant
Italy extant native yes yes
Kenya extant vagrant
Liberia extant native
Libya extant vagrant
Luxembourg extant native yes
Mali extant native
Malta extant vagrant
Mauritania extant native
Morocco extant native
Netherlands extant native yes
Niger extant vagrant
Nigeria extant native
Norway extant vagrant
Poland extant vagrant
Portugal extant native yes
Senegal extant native
Sierra Leone extant native
Slovenia extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
Sweden extant vagrant
Switzerland extant native yes
Togo extant native
Tunisia extant native
United Kingdom extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable non-breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable breeding
Forest Temperate suitable breeding
Savanna Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 2260 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/melodious-warbler-hippolais-polyglotta on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.