LC
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus



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) 13,400,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 10,500,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 600000-1199999 mature individuals poor estimated 2012
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 6.1 years - - -

Population justification: In Europe (which covers c.95% of the breeding range), the breeding population is estimated to be 299,000-598,000 pairs, which equates to 597,000-1,200,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015).

Trend justification: The European population trend between 1998 and 2013 was estimated to be stable (EBCC 2015).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Albania extant native yes
Algeria extant native
Andorra extant native yes
Armenia extant native yes
Austria extant native yes
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant vagrant yes
Belgium extant native yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant native yes
Bulgaria extant native yes yes
Croatia extant native yes
Cyprus extant native yes
Czechia extant native yes
Denmark extant native yes
Egypt extant native
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant vagrant yes
Finland extant native yes yes
France extant native yes yes
Georgia extant native yes
Germany extant native yes
Greece extant native yes
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
Jordan extant vagrant
Kazakhstan extant vagrant
Kuwait extant vagrant yes
Latvia extinct native yes
Lebanon extant native yes yes
Libya extant native
Liechtenstein extant native yes
Mauritania extant vagrant
Montenegro extant native yes
Morocco extant native
North Macedonia extant native yes
Norway extant native yes
Oman extant native yes
Poland extant native yes
Portugal extant native yes
Romania extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Serbia extant native yes
Slovakia extant native yes
Slovenia extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
Sudan extant vagrant yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) extant vagrant
Sweden extant native yes yes
Switzerland extant native yes
Syria extant native yes
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
Ukraine extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes
United Kingdom extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Bulgaria Central Balkan
Bulgaria Pirin
Bulgaria Rila
Bulgaria Vitosha Mountain
Bulgaria Western Rhodopes
Czechia Beskydy mountains
Czechia Jeseniky mountains
Czechia Krkonose mountains (Giant mountains)
Czechia Sumava mountains (Bohemian forest)
France Forêt d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Risoux
France Forêts d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Massacre
France Forêts d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Risol et Mont d'Or
France Massif du Canigou-Carança
France Puig Carlit et environs
Germany Ammergau mountains
Germany Karwendel and Karwendel foothills
Germany Northern Black Forest
Germany Southern Black Forest
Slovenia Grintovci
Slovenia Julijci
Slovenia Karavanke
Switzerland Augstmatthorn
Switzerland Central Valais between Sierre and Visp
Switzerland Heinzenberg mountain and surrounding valleys
Switzerland La Brévine and Les Ponts-de-Martel
Switzerland Lower Engadine and Swiss National Park
Switzerland Mont Tendre
Switzerland Pre-alpine region of Gurnigel
Switzerland Pre-alpine region of Pays d'Enhaut
Switzerland Pre-alpine region of Schwyz
Switzerland Simplon region
Switzerland Upper Toggenburg and Säntis
Switzerland Valley of Zermatt
Ukraine Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
Ukraine Gorgany
United Kingdom Moorfoot Hills
United Kingdom South Pennine and Peak District Moors

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Boreal suitable breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) suitable breeding
Shrubland Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate major breeding
Altitude 300 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Temperature extremes Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Unknown Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Sport hunting/specimen collecting subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ring-ouzel-turdus-torquatus on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.