Glaucidium passerinum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	STRIGIFORMES	STRIGIDAE

Scientific Name:

Glaucidium passerinum

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name/s:

English

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Eurasian Pygmy-owl, Eurasian Pygmy-Owl, Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Pygmy Owl

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Date Assessed:

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Butchart, S. & Symes, A.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be fluctuating, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History:

2009	–	Least Concern
2008	–	Least Concern
2004	–	Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Mongolia; Montenegro; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Russian Federation; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine Vagrant: Belgium; Denmark
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Population [top]

Population:	In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 47,000-110,000 breeding pairs, equating to 141,000-330,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004). Europe forms 25-49% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 300,000-1500,000 individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed. National population sizes have been estimated at < c.100 breeding pairs in China and possibly c.100-10,000 breeding pairs in Russia (Brazil 2009).
Population Trend:	Stable

Population:

In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 47,000-110,000 breeding pairs, equating to 141,000-330,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004). Europe forms 25-49% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 300,000-1500,000 individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed. National population sizes have been estimated at < c.100 breeding pairs in China and possibly c.100-10,000 breeding pairs in Russia (Brazil 2009).

Population Trend:

Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Citation:	BirdLife International 2012. Glaucidium passerinum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 September 2013.
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