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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
2015	Least Concern
2012	Near Threatened	A2bc+3bc+4bc
2008	Near Threatened	A2b,c; A3b,c; A4b,c
2005	Near Threatened
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	14 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,270,000 km2	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,100,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50000-350000 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2012
Population trend	decreasing	medium	estimated	1998-2008
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Generation length	3.9 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The European population is estimated at 21,400-87,300 pairs (BirdLife International 2015), which equates to 42,700-175,000 mature individuals. The size of the population in Iran is unknown, but Europe is estimated to constitute 50-74% of the global breeding range, so a preliminary estimate of the global population size is 58,000-350,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: Population declines continued across much of south-east Europe during 1990-2000, including key populations in Turkey and European Russia (BirdLife International 2004). More recent data collated from across the species's European range suggests that the European population declined by 1-19% over the last three generations (11.7 years, based on a generation length estimated by BirdLife to be 3.9 years) (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Albania	extant	native		yes
Armenia	extant	native		yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native		yes
Bahrain	extant	native				yes
Bulgaria	extant	native		yes
Burundi	extant	native			yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native			yes
Croatia	extant	vagrant
Cyprus	extant	native				yes
Egypt	extant	native				yes
Eritrea	extant	native				yes
Ethiopia	extant	native				yes
France	extant	vagrant
Georgia	extant	native		yes
Ghana	extant	uncertain
Greece	extant	native		yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native		yes		yes
Iraq	extant	native				yes
Israel	extant	native				yes
Italy	extant	vagrant
Jordan	extant	native				yes
Kenya	extant	native			yes
Kuwait	extant	native				yes
Lebanon	extant	vagrant				yes
Malta	extant	vagrant
Morocco	extant	vagrant
Nigeria	extant	uncertain
North Macedonia	extant	native		yes
Oman	extant	native				yes
Qatar	extant	native				yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Rwanda	extant	native			yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native				yes
Somalia	extant	vagrant
South Sudan	extant	native			yes
Sudan	extant	native
Syria	extant	native				yes
Tanzania	extant	native			yes
Tunisia	extant	native
Türkiye	extant	native		yes
Uganda	extant	native			yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	native				yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bulgaria	Batova
Bulgaria	Central Balkan
Bulgaria	Emine
Bulgaria	Galata
Bulgaria	Kamchia Complex
Bulgaria	Kamchiyska Mountain
Bulgaria	Kotlenska Mountain
Bulgaria	Ropotamo Complex
Bulgaria	Strandzha
Bulgaria	Western Balkan
Greece	Dadia - Dereio - Aisymi forest
Greece	Filiouri valley and eastern Rodopi mountains
Greece	Kato Olympos, Tempi gorge and mount Ossa
Greece	Kompsatos valley
Greece	Mount Pilio
Russia (European)	Bolchoi Tkhach mountain
Russia (European)	Kayakentski reserve
Russia (European)	Lower Urushten river
Russia (European)	Sochinsky National Park
Russia (European)	Sources of Kuna and Shisha rivers
Russia (European)	Vicinity of Dakhovka
Serbia	Dukat
Serbia	Gornji Visok and Vidlic
Serbia	Pcinja
Serbia	Stara mountains
Serbia	Vlasina
Türkiye	Munzur Mountains
Türkiye	Yenice forest

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Unknown		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Dams & water management/use - Dams (size unknown)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Residential & commercial development	Tourism & recreation areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/semi-collared-flycatcher-ficedula-semitorquata on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.