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Family TETRAONIDAE, grouses

Hazel Grouse, Bonasa bonasia (see also Annex I)

wpe81.jpg (22319 bytes) This species has a wide distribution in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests of Eurasia, from eastern France to China, Manchuria and northern Japan. The population of the European Union (12 Members States) can be estimated at 10000-15000 breeding pairs, and is undergoing everywhere a strong decline following mostly habitat destruction by modern forestry methods (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS A

B

Région Wallonne

IX-B

Luxembourg

IX-B

Baden-Württemberg

IX-B

Bayern

IX-B

Hessen

IX-B

Nordrhein-Westfalen

IX-B

Rheinland-Pfaltz

IX-B

Alsace

IX-B

Champagne-Ardennes

IX-B

Franche-Comté

IX-B

Lorraine

IX-B

Rhône-Alpes

IX-B

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Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus (see also Annex I)

This grouse has a wide but discontinuous distribution in arctic, boreal and alpine regions of North America and Eurasia. It lives at higher altitude and latitude than the Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus), generally above the tree line. The total population of the European Union can be estimated at 30000 breeding pairs (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds). The races helveticus of the Alps and pyrenaicus of the Pyrenees are adversely affected by degradation of their habitat and by disturbance from tourism development and for those reasons are included in Annex I.

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No data available

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Willow Grouse, Lagopus lagopus

wpe82.jpg (22334 bytes) This grouse has a wide but discontinuous distribution in arctic, boreal and alpine regions of North America and Eurasia. It lives at higher altitude and latitude than the Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus), generally above the tree line. The races helveticus of the Alps and pyrenaicus of the Pyrenees are also included in Annex I. The total population of the European Union can be estimated at 30000 breeding pairs (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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No data available

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Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix (see also Annex I)

wpe95.jpg (23141 bytes) This grouse inhabits boreal, sub-arctic and alpine forests in Eurasia, from the British Isles to Manchuria. Locally it also penetrates the steppe region. Its European distribution is strongly fragmented and has a relict character. Everywhere a decrease is noticed, mainly because of the destruction and fragmentation of its habitat and because of disturbance by tourism. The total population of the European Union (12 Members States) amounts to 25000-35000 breeding pairs, what represents only 3-6% of the total European population, Russia not included (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS A

B

Danmark

VIII-B

Nederland

IX-C

Région Wallonne

VIII-B

Vlaams Gewest

VIII-C

Bayern

VIII-B

Niedersachsen

VIII-B

Schleswig-Holstein

IX-C

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Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus (see also Annex I)

wpeB2.jpg (22914 bytes) This large grouse inhabits old coniferous forests in temperate and boreal regions of Europe and West Asia. European populations are sedentary, and those of the European Union are totalling 10000 breeding pairs. Everywhere this species is undergoing a strong decrease, mainly because of the felling of old forests and the disturbance by tourism. Climatic changes could also have some adverse effect (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS A

B

Baden-Württemberg

IX-B

Bayern

IX-B

Sachsen

IX-B

Thüringen

IX-B

Alsace

IX-A

Aquitaine

IX-A

Franche-Comté

IX-A

Languedoc-Roussillon

IX-A

Lorraine

IX-A

Midi-Pyrénées

IX-A

Rhône-Alpes

IX-A

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Family PHASIANIDAE, partridges, pheasants and quails

Rock Partridge, Alectoris graeca (see also Annex I)

wpe98.jpg (22758 bytes) This partridge is a bird of mountainous regions. It is sedentary, but is known to make some local movements between high altitude summers quarters and lower lying wintering quarters. It inhabits the Alps, Italy, Sicily and the Balkan Peninsula. It can be hunted everywhere, and is consequently included in Annex II. Only the races saxatilis from the Alps and Italy and withakeri from Sicily are included in Annex I. The total European population can be estimated at 14000-27000 breeding pairs. Since the 1950’s this species has strongly declined following habitat transformation, climate changes (more humid and colder summers) and disturbance by tourism (Tucker & Heath, EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS A B

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

IX-B

Rhône-Alpes

IX-B

Abruzzi

IX-B

Basilicata

IX-B

Calabria

IX-B

Campania

IX-B

Emilia Romagna

IX-B

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

IX-B

Lazio

IX-B

Liguria

IX-B

Lombardia

IX-B

Marche

IX-B

Molise

IX-B

Piemonte

IX-B

Sicilia

IX-B

Toscana

IX-B

Trentino-Alto Adige

IX-B

Umbria

IX-B

Valle d'Aosta

IX-B

Veneto

IX-B

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Red-legged Partridge, Alectoris rufa

wpe99.jpg (23254 bytes) This partridge is native to south-western Europe (France, Spain, Portugal, Corsica, northern Italy and Balearic islands). While it has disappeared from Germany and northern France it has been introduced successfully in England, Wales, Scotland, Madeira, the Azores and the Canary islands. Its total population is estimated at 3 millions of breeding pairs. Everywhere it is undergoing a strong decrease following agricultural intensification, use of pesticides and maybe locally over-hunting. In many areas it is surviving only thanks to the release of captive- bred birds, what is disturbing the species’ biology and is masking the real population trends (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS

A

B

East (IRE)

VIII-B

Midlands

VIII-B

North East

VIII-B

South East

VIII-B

East Anglia

VIII-B

East Midlands (GB)

VIII-B

North (GB)

VIII-B

North West (GB)

VIII-B

Northern Ireland

VIII-B

Scotland

VIII-B

South East (GB)

VIII-B

South West (GB)

VIII-B

Wales

VIII-B

West Midlands (GB)

VIII-B

Yorkshire and Humberside

VIII-B

Aquitaine

VIII-B

Auvergne

VIII-B

Bourgogne

VIII-B

Bretagne

VIII-B

Centre

VIII-B

Corse

VIII-B

Franche-Comté

VIII-B

Ile de France

VIII-B

Languedoc-Roussillon

VIII-B

Limousin

VIII-B

Midi-Pyrénées

VIII-B

Pays de la Loire

VIII-B

Poitou-Charente

VIII-B

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

VIII-B

Rhône-Alpes

VIII-B

Emilia Romagna

VIII-B

Liguria

VIII-B

Lombardia

VIII-B

Piemonte

VIII-B

Andalucia

VIII-B

Aragon

VIII-B

Asturias

VIII-B

Baleares

VIII-B

Cantabria

VIII-B

Castilla la Mancha

VIII-B

Castilla y Leon

VIII-B

Cataluña

VIII-B

Comunidad Valenciana

VIII-B

Extremadura

VIII-B

Galicia

VIII-B

Madrid

VIII-B

Murcia

VIII-B

Navarra

VIII-B

Pais Vasco

VIII-B

Rioja

VIII-B

Alentejo

VIII-B

Algarve

VIII-B

Centro

VIII-B

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

VIII-B

Norte

VIII-B

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Barbary Partridge, Alectoris barbara (see also Annex I)

wpe9A.jpg (21787 bytes) This partridge, originally from North Africa, is known in the European Union from Sardinia, Gibraltar, Andalusia and the Canary islands. The populations of Sardinia and the Canary islands are included in Annex II. They amount to 3600-10000 breeding pairs, but they have strongly decreased maybe following over-hunting, but also illegal hunting, use of pesticides and habitat destruction (Tucker & Heath, EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS

PA

A

B

Sardegna

P

VIII-B

Andalucia

A

VII-B

Canarias

A

VII-B

Gibraltar (UK)

A

VII-B

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Partridge, Perdix perdix (see also Annex I)

wpe84.jpg (23897 bytes) This partridge was originally a bird of the steppe, distributed from Central Europe to Mongolia. It has become adapted to cultivation and has consequently been able to colonise most of Europe, from the Mediterranean regions to Scandinavia. Despite the fact that important populations survive in some regions, e. g. in France, it is undergoing since a few decades a strong decline due to changing agricultural practices. The current population of the European Union is estimated at 1200000 breeding pairs and the total European population at 2.7-4.9 millions of breeding pairs (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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NUTS

A

B

Nederland

VII-C

Bruxelles-Brussel

VII-C

Région Wallonne

VII-C

Vlaams Gewest

VII-B

Luxembourg

Baden-Württemberg

VII-C

Bayern

VII-C

Berlin

VII-C

Brandenburg

VII-C

Bremen

VII-C

Hamburg

VII-C

Hessen

VII-C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

VII-C

Niedersachsen

VII-C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

VII-C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

VII-C

Saarland

VII-C

Sachsen

VII-C

Sachsen-Anhalt

VII-C

Schleswig-Holstein

VII-C

Thüringen

VII-C

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Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix

This bird inhabits a major part of Europe and Asia, from the Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles to northern India and China. It is also breeding in northern, eastern and southern Africa. The European populations are wintering in North Africa and the Sahel region. The population of the European Union is totalling 400000-800000 breeding pairs. It is strongly fluctuating, and its trends are often difficult to notice. Overall it seems to be definitely decreasing however. This decline is largely due to agricultural intensification, disappearance of uncultivated areas and widespread use of pesticides. It is also subject to a strong hunting pressure in some Mediterranean regions and is badly affected by the increasing Sahel drought. These facts mainly affect the long-distance migrants from central and Eastern Europe, much less the birds of France and Spain wintering in north-western Africa (Tucker & Heath).

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Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

wpe85.jpg (24340 bytes) The natural breeding distribution of this species extended from the Caucasus to Manchuria, Korea and Japan. It was introduced in western Europe in Roman times, but in Greece it was perhaps already present as early as 1300 BC. In many regions of Europe it was introduced only at the end of last century or even at the beginning of the twentieth century. The total population of Western Europe is estimated at 3-3.5 millions of pairs, but the species is usually not very abundant in the Mediterranean regions. Regional densities vary according to the release of captive-bred birds (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds). In northern Greece there is still a small population of the nominate race colchicus which origin goes perhaps back to Antique times. It amounts to only a few hundreds of individuals (Handrinos & Akriotis).

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NUTS

A

B

Donegal

IX-C

East (IRE)

IX-C

Mid West

IX-C

Midlands

IX-C

North East

IX-C

North West

IX-C

South East

IX-C

South West

IX-C

West

IX-C

East Anglia

IX-C

East Midlands (GB)

IX-C

North (GB)

IX-C

North West (GB)

IX-C

Northern Ireland

IX-C

Scotland

IX-C

South East (GB)

IX-C

South West (GB)

IX-C

Wales

IX-C

West Midlands (GB)

IX-C

Yorkshire and Humberside

IX-C

Danmark

VIII-C

Nederland

VIII-B

Bruxelles-Brussel

VIII-B

Région Wallonne

VIII-B

Vlaams Gewest

IX-B

Luxembourg

VIII-B

Baden-Württemberg

VIII-B

Bayern

VIII-B

Berlin

VIII-B

Brandenburg

VIII-B

Bremen

VIII-B

Hamburg

VIII-B

Hessen

VIII-B

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

VIII-B

Niedersachsen

VIII-B

Nordrhein-Westfalen

VIII-B

Rheinland-Pfaltz

VIII-B

Saarland

VIII-B

Sachsen

VIII-B

Sachsen-Anhalt

VIII-B

Schleswig-Holstein

VIII-B

Thüringen

VIII-B

Alsace

VIII-B

Aquitaine

VIII-B

Auvergne

VIII-B

Basse-Normandie

VIII-B

Bourgogne

VIII-B

Bretagne

VIII-B

Centre

VIII-B

Champagne-Ardennes

VIII-B

Corse

VIII-B

Franche-Comté

VIII-B

Haute-Normandie

VIII-B

Ile de France

VIII-B

Languedoc-Roussillon

VIII-B

Limousin

VIII-B

Lorraine

VIII-B

Midi-Pyrénées

VIII-B

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

VIII-B

Pays de la Loire

VIII-B

Picardie

VIII-B

Poitou-Charente

VIII-B

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

VIII-B

Rhône-Alpes

VIII-B

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Family MELEAGRIDAE, turkeys

Common Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

This species doesn’t belong to the European fauna. It has been introduced from North America with some success in many parts of the World, e.g. in the Czech Republic where a small population was introduced in 1927, and amounted to 530 individuals in 1988. This population is surviving only with some artificial supply of food in winter. Other introductions in France, Germany and the British Isles failed (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

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Last update : 06/10/06