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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Gaviiformes > Family: Gaviidae > Genus: Gavia > Species: Gavia arctica arctica

Gavia arctica arctica Linnaeus, 1758

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 5 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	75 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A689

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

Least Concern

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
DE2210401	Germany	Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer	Map
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE2948401	Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin	Map
DE2951401	Germany	Unteres Odertal	Map
DE3339402	Germany	Niederung der Unteren Havel	Map
DE3437401	Germany	Elbaue Jerichow	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE4137401	Germany	Wulfener Bruch und Teichgebiet Osternienburg	Map
DE4531401	Germany	Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra (Anteil Sachsen-Anhalt)	Map
DE4536401	Germany	Salziger See und Salzatal	Map
DE4921301	Germany	Borkener See	Map
DE5314303	Germany	NSG Krombachtalsperre	Map
DE5509401	Germany	Laacher See	Map
DE5511401	Germany	Engerser Feld	Map
DE5920401	Germany	Bong'sche Grube und Mainflinger Mainufer	Map
DE8133401	Germany	Starnberger See	Map
DE8321401	Germany	Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees	Map
DE1813491	Germany	Seevogelschutzgebiet Helgoland	Map
DE3453422	Germany	Mittlere Oderniederung	Map
DE1209301	Germany	Sylter Außenriff	Map
DE7744471	Germany	Salzach und Inn	Map
DE5314450	Germany	Hoher Westerwald	Map
DE2104301	Germany	Borkum-Riffgrund	Map
DE4737401	Germany	Bergbaufolgelandschaft Kayna Süd	Map
DE6728471	Germany	Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee	Map
DE6116450	Germany	Hessisches Ried mit Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
DE1011401	Germany	SPA Östliche Deutsche Bucht	Map
DE8140471	Germany	Chiemseegebiet mit Alz	Map
DE0916491	Germany	Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete	Map
DE5914450	Germany	Inselrhein	Map
DE1652301	Germany	Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank	Map
DE2649421	Germany	Uckerniederung	Map
DE5417401	Germany	Lahnaue zwischen Atzbach und Gießen	Map
DE7231471	Germany	Donauauen zwischen Lechmündung und Ingolstadt	Map
DE1339301	Germany	Kadetrinne	Map
DE4450421	Germany	Lausitzer Bergbaufolgelandschaft	Map
DE7736471	Germany	Ismaninger Speichersee und Fischteiche	Map
DE1552401	Germany	SPA Pommersche Bucht	Map
DE5519401	Germany	Wetterau	Map
DE5316401	Germany	Wiesentäler um Hohenahr und die Aartalsperre	Map
DE1332301	Germany	Fehmarnbelt	Map
DE6027471	Germany	Maintal zwischen Schweinfurt und Dettelbach	Map
DE4151421	Germany	Spreewald und Lieberoser Endmoräne	Map
DE7932471	Germany	Ammerseegebiet	Map
DE6116350	Germany	Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
DE3542421	Germany	Mittlere Havelniederung	Map
DE1251301	Germany	Adlergrund	Map
DE5929471	Germany	Mainaue zwischen Eltmann und Haßfurt	Map
DE4639451	Germany	Leipziger Auwald	Map
DE4342452	Germany	Elbaue und Teichgebiete bei Torgau	Map
DE4754451	Germany	Talsperre Quitzdorf	Map
DE4545452	Germany	Elbtal zwischen Schöna und Mühlberg	Map
DE4747451	Germany	Moritzburger Kleinkuppenlandschaft	Map
DE4642451	Germany	Wermsdorfer Teich- und Waldgebiet	Map
DE4740451	Germany	Rückhaltebecken Stöhna	Map
DE6606310	Germany	Rastgebiete im mittleren Saartal	Map
DE4554451	Germany	Teichgebiete Niederspree-Hammerstadt	Map
DE4941451	Germany	Eschefelder Teiche	Map
DE4840452	Germany	Speicherbecken Borna und Teichgebiet Haselbach	Map
DE4439451	Germany	Goitzsche und Paupitzscher See	Map
DE1542401	Germany	Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft und nördlicher Strelasund	Map
DE4752452	Germany	Spreeniederung Malschwitz	Map
DE4651451	Germany	Doberschützer Wasser	Map
DE4552451	Germany	Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	Map
DE4841451	Germany	Bergbaufolgelandschaft Bockwitz	Map
DE4439452	Germany	Agrarraum und Bergbaufolgelandschaft bei Delitzsch	Map
DE4648452	Germany	Teiche bei Zschorna	Map
DE1747402	Germany	Greifswalder Bodden und südlicher Strelasund	Map
DE2242401	Germany	Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See	Map
DE4450451	Germany	Bergbaufolgelandschaft bei Hoyerswerda	Map
DE4650451	Germany	Teichgebiet Biehla-Weißig	Map
DE4940451	Germany	Bergbaufolgelandschaft Haselbach	Map
DE5145451	Germany	Großhartmannsdorfer Großteich	Map
DE4647451	Germany	Mittleres Rödertal	Map
DE1649401	Germany	Westliche Pommersche Bucht	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 (All species of Gaviidae)	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]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	http://www.cms.int/
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 on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea	http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
All species of Gaviidae

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