Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Charadriidae > Genus: Hoplopterus > Species: Hoplopterus spinosus

Spur-winged Plover - Hoplopterus spinosus Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY2000011	Cyprus	POTAMOS PERISTERONAS	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
CY5000001	Cyprus	DASOS LEMESOU	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
CY3000008	Cyprus	LIMNI PARALIMNIOU	Map
CY6000010	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY3000007	Cyprus	FRAGMA ACHNAS	Map
CY4000018	Cyprus	EKBOLES POTAMON EZOUSAS, XEROU, KAI DIARIZOU	Map
CY6000011	Cyprus	LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY4000025	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS XEROY POTAMOU	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Hoplopterus spinosus)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Charadriidae)
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	(Vanellus spinosus)		http://www.cms.int/species/aewa/aew_bkrd.htm http://www.unep-aewa.org/about/index.htm
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species. (Hoplopterus spinosus)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Hoplopterus spinosus)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Abibe-esporado	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avefría Espinosa	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avefría espolada	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Czajka szponiasta	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kynsihyyppä	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pavoncella armata	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spoorkievit	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sporenkievit	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sporevibe	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spornkiebitz	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sporrvipa	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sporrviva	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spur-winged Plover	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tüskés bíbic	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vanneau éperonné	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Vanellus spinosus	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Migratory species of Charadriidae

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:04870	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Hoplopterus spinosus	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Cyprus	Mediterranean	1/3 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Greece	Mediterranean	32/45 (pairs)	1993	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Turkey		1000/5000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2