Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Turniciformes > Family: Turnicidae > Genus: Turnix > Species: Turnix sylvatica

Andalusian Hemipode - Turnix sylvatica (Desfontaines, 1789)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	2 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A117

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

Not evaluated

Europe

Not evaluated

Critically Endangered

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
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000025	Spain	Marismas del Odiel	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
Andalusian Hemipode	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Europæisk løbehøne	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Gestreepte Vechtkwartel	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Guvatfürj	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Laufhühnchen	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Perepel evropský	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Przepiórnik	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Quaglia tridattila	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spitzenschwanzlaufhühnchen	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Springhöna	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Toirão	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Torillo	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Torillo Andaluz	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Turnix d'Andalousie	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Viiriäispyyjuoksija	Finnish	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:04000	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (invalid)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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