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

Yellow-breasted Bunting - Emberiza aureola Pallas, 1773

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Critically Endangered (IUCN)
EU Population status
Threatened
Protected by EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 11 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats
  • agricultural mosaics
  • cropland
  • woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code A540

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.

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
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
FI0419001 Finland Pieni- ja Suuri-Rautjärvi Map
FI0700001 Finland Sysmäjärvi Map
FI0700003 Finland Päätyeenlahti Map
FI0700006 Finland Mattisenlahti Map
FI1000012 Finland Kalajoen suisto Map
FI1102200 Finland Liminganlahti Map
FI1103000 Finland Kempeleenlahden ranta Map
FI1103400 Finland Olkijokisuu-Pattijoen pohjoishaara Map
FI1105202 Finland Siikajoen lintuvedet ja suot Map
FI1106002 Finland Ahmasjärvi Map
FI0700025 Finland Värtsilän laakso (SPA) Map

Protected sites

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Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Bruant auréole French Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Escrevedeira-aureolada Portuguese Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Escribano Aureolado Spanish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gyllensparv Swedish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kultasirkku Finnish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Réti sármány Hungarian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Strnad obojkový Czech Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Weidenammer German Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Wilgegors Dutch Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Yellow-breasted Bunting English Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zigolo dal collare Italian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:18760 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
Finland 0/10 (pairs) 1998-2002 Breeding Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000) 2004-01-01
Russian Federation 20000/100000 (pairs) 1990-2000 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
Ukraine 10/50 (pairs) 1990-2000 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

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.

3 items found, displaying all items.1
Country Biogeographic region Period Status Trend Quality Source Published
Finland 1990-2000 Breeding Decreasing : 95 % 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
Russian Federation 1990-2000 Breeding Decreasing between 20% to 29% Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000) 2004
Ukraine 1990-2000 Breeding Fluctuating : 80 % 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
Source: BirdLife International
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