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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Emberizidae > Genus: Emberiza > Species: Emberiza cineracea

Cinereous Bunting - Emberiza cineracea Brehm, 1855

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	1 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A446

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

Near Threatened

Europe

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
CY4000008	Cyprus	KOILI - MAVROKOLYMPOS	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	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)	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.	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	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	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]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Bruant cendré	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Cinereous Bunting	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Escrevedeira-de-cabeça-amarela	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Escribano Cinéreo	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gulgrå sparv	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gulgrå værling	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Keltapääsirkku	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kleinasiatische Ammer	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Smyrnagors	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Strnad šedý	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Török sármány	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Trznadel popielaty	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Türkenammer	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zigolo cinereo	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:18650	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	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Greece		115/305 (pairs)	1995-2000	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Greece	Mediterranean	50/100 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Turkey		2500/7500 (pairs)	2001	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
Turkey		500/5000 (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