Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Fringillidae > Genus: Carduelis > Species: Carduelis flavirostris

Twite - Carduelis flavirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	agricultural mosaics cropland grassland
Natura 2000 species code	A367

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.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Vulnerable

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

Sources:

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
DE2210401	Germany	Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE5314303	Germany	NSG Krombachtalsperre	Map
ES0000032	Spain	Torcal de Antequera	Map
FI0403001	Finland	Kirkkojärvi	Map
IT1160021	Italy	Gruppo del Tenibres	Map
SKUEV0380	Slovakia	Tematínske vrchy	Map
DE0916491	Germany	Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete	Map
PLB080004	Poland	Dolina Środkowej Odry	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	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.		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

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Berghänfling	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fanello nordico	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Frater	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Linotte à bec jaune	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pardillo Piquigualdo	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pintarrôxo-de-bico-amarelo	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sárgacsõrû kenderike	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Twite	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vinterhämpling	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vuorihemppo	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Acanthis flavirostris	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Fringilla flavirostris	Linnaeus, 1758

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:16620	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
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Armenia	20000/30000 (pairs)	1999-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Azerbaijan	1000/10000 (pairs)	1996-2000	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)	2003-12-31
Azerbaijan	4000/40000 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	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)	2003-12-31
Estonia	0/50 (individuals)	1998	Wintering	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)	2003-12-31
Finland	0/10 (pairs)	1998-2002	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)	2003-12-31
Georgia	Present/Present (pairs)	2003	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)	2003-12-31
Ireland	250/999 (pairs)	1988-1991	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Norway	100000/500000 (pairs)	1990-2003	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)	2003-12-31
Romania	200/1000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	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)	2003-12-31
Russian Federation	2000/5000 (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)	2003-12-31
Slovakia	10/1000 (individuals)	1990-1999	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Sweden	10/100 (pairs)	1999-2000	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)	2003-12-31
Turkey	40000/200000 (pairs)	2001	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)	2003-12-31
United Kingdom	7600/16700 (pairs)	1999	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

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Country	Period	Status	Trend	Quality	Source	Published
Armenia	1990-2000	Breeding	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Azerbaijan	1990-2000	Breeding	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Azerbaijan	1990-2000	Wintering	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Estonia	1990-2000	Wintering	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Finland	1990-2000	Breeding	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Georgia	1990-2000	Breeding	Unknown	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Ireland	1990-2000	Breeding	Decreasing between 50% to 79%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Norway	1990-2000	Breeding	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Romania	1990-2000	Wintering	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Russian Federation	1990-2000	Breeding	Unknown	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Slovakia	1990-2000	Wintering	Unknown	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Sweden	1990-2000	Breeding	Unknown	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
Turkey	1990-2000	Breeding	Stable between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004
United Kingdom	1990-2000	Breeding	Decreasing between 0% to 19%	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004

Source: BirdLife International

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

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Released	Coverage	Envelope	File
2017-05-23	Germany	Birds Derogation 2015	Birds_2015_GER_I.xml
2016-02-25	Germany	Birds Derogation 2014	Birds_2014_GER.xml
2015-12-11	France	France reporting Birds Directive corrected files	Alsace
2015-12-11	France	France reporting Birds Directive corrected files	Lorraine
2015-12-11	France	France reporting Birds Directive corrected files	PACA
2015-12-11	France	France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files	Auvergne
2015-09-30	Poland	National Report on Derogation under the Birds Directive 2014	birds_directive_2014
2015-09-17	France	France rapport art 9 directive oiseaux 79/409/CEE année 2012	NORD_PAS_DE_CALAIS_birds_habides_export.xml
2015-02-24	Germany	Birds Derogation 2013 Germany	Birds_2013_GER.xml
2015-01-15	Germany	Birds Derogation 2012 Germany	Birds Derogation 2012 Germany
2014-12-09	Bulgaria	BG-NR under Bird Directive 2013	BG-NReport under Bird Directive 2013
2014-09-25	Poland	Bird Directive report for 2013, Poland	Bird Directive report for 2013, Poland
2013-10-30	United Kingdom	Directive 2009/147/EC: Derogations under Article 9: Report by the UK for 2012	DOENI contribution to 2009/147/EC Article 9 UK Report
2012-01-10	Bulgaria	National Report on Derogations under Bird Directive 2010	Bird Directiv Report 2010
2010-12-10	Belgium	Derogations Belgium 2007-2008	derogations2007_VL.xml

Summary of derogations for species

EU member states are required to report derogations from protection efforts of species.

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Region	From	Until	Justification	Activity	Impact
Bulgaria	2013-05-22	2014-12-31	The number of bird is not specified taking into account the unpredictable number of caught individuals.	Capture (ringing)	No impact
Lubuskie	2013-02-19	2015-12-31	Number of individuals impossible to define for disturbance.	Deliberate disturbance, scaring away	no impact on Populations.
Lubuskie	2013-02-19	2015-12-31	Number of individuals impossible to define for disturbance.	Deliberate disturbance, scaring away	no impact on Populations.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	2013-01-01	2013-31-12	keine Vogaben	Fang zur Beringung	keine
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	2012-01-01	2012-12-31	Es werden nur in Ausnahmefällen Genhmigungen zur Vogelberingung ausgegeben, in denen die zu beringenden Arten und Zahlen explizit aufgelistet sind. Die zu beringenden Arten werden in Projekten der Behörden für die Umweltbeobachtung und der Verbände festgelegt.	Fang zur Beringung	keine
Severen tsentralen	2009-06-08	2010-12-31	The permit allows 10 individuals from each species to be caught and ringed.	Capture (ringing)	no impact
Severoiztochen	2009-06-08	2010-12-31	The permit allows 10 individuals from each species to be caught and ringed.	Capture (ringing)	no impact
Yugoiztochen	2009-06-08	2010-12-31	The permit allows 10 individuals from each species to be caught and ringed.	Capture (ringing)	no impact
Yugozapaden	2009-06-08	2010-12-31	The permit allows 10 individuals from each species to be caught and ringed.	Capture (ringing)	no impact
Yuzhen tsentralen	2009-06-08	2010-12-31	The permit allows 10 individuals from each species to be caught and ringed.	Capture (ringing)	no impact

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