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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Sturnidae > Genus: Pastor > Species: Pastor roseus

Rose-coloured Starling - Pastor roseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	12 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A494

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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

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

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
IT20B0008	Italy	Paludi di Ostiglia	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
IT20B0016	Italy	Ostiglia	Map
ROSPA0009	Romania	Beștepe - Mahmudia	Map
ROSPA0032	Romania	Deniz Tepe	Map
ROSPA0036	Romania	Dumbrăveni	Map
ROSPA0059	Romania	Lacul Strachina	Map
ROSPA0090	Romania	Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu	Map
ROSPA0094	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni	Map
ROSPA0019	Romania	Cheile Dobrogei	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
ROSPA0008	Romania	Băneasa - Canaraua Fetei	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	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)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. (Sturnus roseus)		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 (Sturnus roseus)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Estorninho-rosado	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Estornino Rosado	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Martin roselin	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pasterz	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pásztormadár	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Punakottarainen	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rose-coloured Starling	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rosenstar	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rosenstare	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Roze Spreeuw	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Storno roseo	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Sturnus roseus	Linnaeus, 1758

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GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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