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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Alcidae > Genus: Uria > Species: Uria aalge albionis

Guillemot (Iberian subspecies) - Uria aalge albionis Whitherby, 1923

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Threat status Europe	Near Threatened (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	open ocean shelf
Natura 2000 species code	A662

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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World

Not evaluated

Europe

Near Threatened

Not evaluated

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
ES0000001	Spain	Illas Cíes	Map
ES0000176	Spain	Costa da Morte (Norte)	Map
ES1110005	Spain	Costa da Morte	Map
ES1200047	Spain	Yacimientos de Icnitas	Map
PTZPE0009	Portugal	Ilhas Berlengas	Map
PTCON0006	Portugal	Arquipélago da Berlenga	Map
ES1200016	Spain	Ría del Eo	Map
ES1200006	Spain	Ría de Villaviciosa	Map
ES0000497	Spain	Espacio marino de la Costa da Morte	Map
PTZPE0060	Portugal	Aveiro/ Nazaré	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 april 1979 on the conservation of wild birds - consolidated version 01/05/2004 (EC Birds Directive)	Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 april 1979 on the conservation of wild birds - consolidated version 01/05/2004 - Annex I (Uria aalge ibericus)
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention)	or declining species in the North East Atlantic. The purpose of the list is to guide the OSPAR Commission in setting priorities for its further work on the conservation and protection of marine biodiversity. The inclusion of a species or of a type of habitat on this list has no other significance.	mentionned in original legal text as synonym of Uria aalge
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. (Uria aalge ibericus)		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) (Uria aalge ibericus)		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]
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention)	Initial OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Reference Number: 2003-14) in addition to Annex V (Uria aalge ibericus)		http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Airo (subespécie ibérica)	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Arao común (subespecie ibérica)	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Etelänkiisla (alalaji Iberian niemimaa)	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Guillemot (Iberian subspecies)	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Guillemot de Troïl (sous-espèce ibérique)	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Lomvie (underart fra Den Iberiske Halvø)	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sillgrissla (underart från Iberiska halvön)	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Trottellumme (iberische Unterart)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Uria (sottospecie iberica)	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Zeekoet (Iberische ondersoort)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
Uria aalge ibericus	Bernis, 1948
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II

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