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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Galliformes > Family: Phasianidae > Genus: Lagopus > Species: Lagopus muta pyrenaica

Lagopus muta pyrenaica Hartert, 1921

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Threat status Europe	Near Threatened (IUCN)
EU Population status	Near Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	7 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A712

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

Not evaluated

Europe

Near Threatened

Not evaluated

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
ES0000016	Spain	ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO	Map
ES0000137	Spain	LOS VALLES	Map
ES0000149	Spain	POSETS - MALADETA	Map
ES0000277	Spain	COLLARADA - IBÓN DE IP	Map
ES0000278	Spain	VIÑAMALA	Map
ES0000279	Spain	ALTO CINCA	Map
ES0000280	Spain	COTIELLA - SIERRA FERRERA	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. (Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	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) (Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus)	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

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II
Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus

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Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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