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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Sylviidae > Genus: Phylloscopus > Species: Phylloscopus borealis

Artic Warbler - Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius, 1858)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 3 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	14 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A605

Distribution

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Threat and EU population 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

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

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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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
FI1101601	Finland	Valtavaara - Pyhävaara	Map
FI1101611	Finland	Iivaara - Jousivaara	Map
FI1101627	Finland	Särkiperä - Löyhkönen - Antinvaara	Map
FI1101635	Finland	Etelä-Kuusamon metsät	Map
FI1101645	Finland	Oulanka	Map
FI1200220	Finland	Elimyssalon alue	Map
FI1300101	Finland	Pallas-Ounastunturi	Map
FI1300201	Finland	LEMMENJOEN KANSALLISPUISTO	Map
FI1300601	Finland	PULJUN ERÄMAA	Map
FI1300605	Finland	LOUKISEN LATVASUOT	Map
FI1301701	Finland	UK-PUISTO-SOMPIO-KEMIHAARA	Map
FI1302002	Finland	KALDOAIVIN ERÄMAA	Map
FI0700149	Finland	Kesonsuo ja Syväysjoki	Map
FI0700025	Finland	Värtsilän laakso (SPA)	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
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)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of old subfamily Sylviinae)		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 Muscicapidae sensu lato spp.)

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Artic Warbler	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Északi füzike	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Felosa-boreal	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lapinuunilintu	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Luí boreale	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mosquitero Boreal	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Noordse Boszanger	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Nordsångare	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pouillot boréal	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Wanderlaubsänger	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Phyllopneuste borealis	Blasius, 1858
All species of old subfamily Sylviinae
Migratory species of Muscicapidae sensu lato spp.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:12950	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
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	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Finland	2000/5000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	10/100 (pairs)	1990-2002	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 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	4500000/8000000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden	10/100 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

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