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Population status and trends at the EU and Member State levels

The Article 12 web tool provides an access to EU assessments and Member States’ data compiled as part of the Habitats Directive - Article 12 reporting process. The EU assessments have been carried out in EU 27 for the period 2008-2012 and in EU28 for the period 2013-2018.

Choose period, species and if relevant sub-specific unit.

Once a selection has been made the breeding distribution of the species can be visualized in a map.

The ‘Data sheet info’ includes notes for each assessment per species.

The ‘Audit trail’ includes the methods used for the EU assessment and justifications for decisions made by the assessors.

Map is only available at subspecific level.

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Stable
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Unknown
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Decreasing
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Fluctuating
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Uncertain

Codes ‘PT’, ‘ES ‘correspond to Portugal mainland (excluding Azores-PTAC and Madeira-PTMA) and Spain mainland (excluding Canary Islands-ESIC) respectively.
Similarly ‘UK’ stands for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (excluding Gibraltar-GIB).
The data from delayed delivery by Romania were not used for the EU population status assessment.

Current selection: 2013-2018, Phalacrocorax carbo. Show all
Data from Member States reports
MS Breeding population Breeding distribution Winter population Breeding area from
gridded maps (km2)
Ssp. / subsp. unit
Population size Population trend Distribution size Distribution trend Population size Population trend
Min
Mouse-over texts for entries below show "Method used" reported for population size as a whole:
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT completeSurvey
BE completeSurvey
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE completeSurvey
DE
DK completeSurvey
EE completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
ES
FI completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR completeSurvey
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimateExpert
LT estimatePartial
LU
LV estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PL completeSurvey
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SE estimatePartial
SI
SK completeSurvey
UK estimatePartial
UK completeSurvey
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude
Mouse-over texts for entries below show "Method used" reported for distribution surface area (in km²):
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT completeSurvey
BE completeSurvey
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE estimateExpert
DE
DK completeSurvey
EE estimatePartial
ES completeSurvey
ES
FI completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimatePartial
LT estimatePartial
LU
LV completeSurvey
NL completeSurvey
PL completeSurvey
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SE estimatePartial
SI
SK completeSurvey
UK absentData
UK completeSurvey
Area
% MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Min
Mouse-over texts below show "Method used" reported for population size value(s):
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT completeSurvey
BE completeSurvey
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE completeSurvey
DE absentData
DK completeSurvey
EE completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
FI
FR completeSurvey
FR estimateExpert
GIB estimatePartial
GR estimatePartial
HR estimatePartial
HU estimatePartial
IE estimatePartial
IT estimatePartial
LT
LU completeSurvey
LV
NL completeSurvey
PL completeSurvey
PT completeSurvey
RO estimatePartial
SE completeSurvey
SI completeSurvey
SK completeSurvey
UK estimatePartial
UK completeSurvey
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Status Distrib. % MS
AT
103
156
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2007-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-27) 1981-2017 + N/A | N/A | (5000) # 200 2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1981-2018 + N/A | N/A | (200) # 2700 3900 N/A i estimate genuine 0.6 2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (7) 1981-2014 + N/A | N/A | (35) keywintering 200 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
BE
1400
2100
1700
p
mean
noChange
#
0.7
2008-2018 = -14 | 29 | (4) 1973-2018 + 6264 | 9445 | (7855) # 7061 # 1.9 2008-2018 + N/A | N/A | (115.54) 1973-2018 + N/A | N/A | (6900) # 6200 8500 7200 i interval genuine 1.3 2007-2018 = -18 | 13 | (-3) 1992-2018 + 43 | 106 | (72) keywintering 17400 6.4 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
BG
2600
4800
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
1.5
2000-2018 + 5 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 30 | 50 | (N/A) 10072 2.7 2000-2018 + 5 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 10 | 30 | (N/A) 7800 24000 N/A i estimate knowledge 3.0 2000-2018 F N/A 1980-2018 + 30 | 70 | (N/A) keywintering 11400 4.2 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
CZ
238
319
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
0.1
2001-2017 + 19 | 45 | (N/A) 1981-2017 + N/A | N/A | (5) # 7100 1.9 2002-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-34) 1986-2016 + N/A | N/A | (94) # 11979 14168 N/A i estimate N/A 2.4 2008-2019 - N/A | N/A | (-1) 1980-2019 + N/A | N/A | (7) # keywintering 7100 2.6 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
DE
N/A
N/A
26000
p
estimate
noChange
10.5
2004-2016 = -11 | 12 | (0) 1980-2016 + 1443 | 3567 | (2285) 17060 4.5 2004-2016 = -10 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2016 + 181 | 1000 | (N/A) N/A N/A 73000 i mean genuine 13.5 2003-2016 - -17 | -10 | (-13) 1980-2016 + 806 | 933 | (868) keywintering 19200 7.0 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
DE
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A noChange # N/A 2003-2016 x N/A 1980-2016 x N/A keywintering Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
DK
N/A
N/A
33186
p
estimate
noChange
13.4
2004-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-17) 1982-2017 + N/A | N/A | (1500) 7300 1.9 2004-2017 + N/A | N/A | (2333) 1980-2017 + N/A | N/A | (1529) # N/A N/A 15345 i estimate genuine # 2.9 2006-2017 F N/A 1987-2017 + N/A | N/A | (280) # keywintering N/A N/A Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
EE
15000
25000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
8.1
2006-2017 + 68 | 72 | (N/A) 1980-2017 + 1398 | 18242 | (N/A) 3000 0.8 2007-2018 = -700 | 8 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 98 | 2900 | (N/A) 300 1000 N/A i estimate genuine 0.1 2006-2017 + 20 | 50 | (N/A) 1980-2017 + N/A | N/A | (50) keywintering 3000 1.1 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
ES
N/A
N/A
1605
p
estimate
genuine
#
0.7
2007-2012 + N/A | N/A | (453) 1980-2012 + N/A | N/A | (3821) 2483 0.7 2007-2012 + N/A | N/A | (33) 1980-2012 + N/A | N/A | (33) 68471 71371 69897 i estimate knowledge # 13.0 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (10) # keywintering 2500 0.9 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
ES
68471 71371 69897 i estimate knowledge # 48.3 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (10) # keywintering Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
FI
18662
26704
23534
p
estimate
genuine
9.5
2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (198) 1996-2018 + N/A # 4200 1.1 N/A N/A N/A 1996-2010 + 13300 | 13300 | (N/A) 4200 1.5 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
FR
N/A
N/A
7715
p
estimate
genuine
3.1
2006-2018 + N/A | N/A | (88.5) 1982-2018 + N/A | N/A | (385650) # 140000 37.0 2006-2018 + N/A | N/A | (215) 1981-2018 + N/A | N/A | (14400) 96000 101000 N/A i estimate genuine 18.3 2005-2018 + 5 | 7 | (N/A) 1983-2018 + N/A | N/A | (725) keywintering 29700 10.9 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
FR
N/A
N/A
1897
p
estimate
genuine
13.6
2006-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-3) 1982-2018 + N/A | N/A | (130) # 2600 3.9 2006-2018 = -1 | 0 | (N/A) 1988-2018 + N/A | N/A | (136) 6000 11000 N/A i minimum noInfo 5.9 2006-2018 x N/A 1980-2012 + 150 | 300 | (N/A) keywintering 3400 5.1 Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
GIB
11 50 50 i mean noChange 2001-2018 + 90 | 100 | (100) 1980-2018 + 100 | 100 | (100) keywintering Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
GR
6000
8000
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
2.8
2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (62.7) 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (1160) 11700 3.1 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 23896 55313 N/A i estimate knowledge 7.3 2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (92) 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (231) keywintering 10200 3.7 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
HR
1230
1653
N/A
p
interval
N/A
0.6
2007-2018 - -40 | -30 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -60 | -40 | (N/A) # 1000 0.3 2001-2012 = N/A 1980-2012 = N/A 12000 20000 N/A i estimate N/A 3.0 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A keywintering 900 0.3 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
HU
2390
2721
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
1.0
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 F N/A 3235 0.8 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 70 | 90 | (N/A) 2000 10000 N/A i estimate noChange # 1.1 2007-2018 F N/A 1980-2018 F N/A keywintering 3400 1.2 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
IE
N/A
N/A
4688
p
estimate
knowledge
33.7
2002-2018 + N/A | N/A | (15) 1987-2018 + N/A | N/A | (18) 8200 12.3 2002-2018 + N/A | 75 | (75) 1991-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-5) N/A N/A 7967 i mean genuine # 5.5 2004-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-27.7) 1987-2016 + N/A | N/A | (3.7) keywintering 8200 12.3 Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
IT
3050
3220
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
1.3
2007-2018 x N/A 1993-2018 + 6340 | 10070 | (N/A) 15300 4.0 2007-2018 + 205 | 210 | (N/A) 1993-2018 + 3465 | 3470 | (N/A) 74997 86345 N/A i estimate genuine 15.0 2009-2015 + 20 | 30 | (N/A) 1991-2015 + 85 | 115 | (N/A) keywintering 15300 5.6 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
LT
5600
5800
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
2.3
2013-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 550900 | 570900 | (N/A) # 2300 0.6 2006-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 560000 | 580000 | (N/A) 2200 0.8 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
LU
350 450 N/A i mean noChange 2007-2018 = 0 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 100 | 4500 | (N/A) # keywintering Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
LV
2300
3487
N/A
p
estimate
method
1.2
2012-2017 = 1.46 | 2.45 | (1.99) 1991-2017 + 1845 | 1898 | (N/A) 2900 0.8 2000-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-17) 1989-2017 + N/A | N/A | (2800) # 2900 1.1 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
NL
18650
22500
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
8.3
2006-2017 = -25 | 10 | (-9) 1980-2017 + 173 | 177 | (175) 11400 3.0 2000-2015 + N/A | N/A | (111.11) 1977-2015 + N/A | N/A | (2750) 30134 55174 38065 i mean genuine 7.1 2006-2017 = -9 | 57 | (19) 1981-2017 + 618 | 1148 | (847) # keywintering 11300 4.1 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
PL
25767
30066
28426
p
estimate
genuine
11.5
2010-2018 + N/A | N/A | (20) 1980-2018 + 1600 | 1900 | (N/A) 7600 2.0 2006-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1980-2018 x N/A 12900 23400 17900 i minimum genuine 3.3 2011-2018 + 132 | 231 | (178) 1980-2018 x N/A # keywintering 7600 2.8 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
PT
200
500
N/A
p
estimate
N/A
#
0.1
2014-2018 + 870 | 2174 | (N/A) N/A N/A N/A # 2200 # 0.6 2005-2018 + N/A | N/A | (2200) N/A N/A N/A # 3641 7687 6447 i mean N/A 1.2 2007-2018 u -31 | 1 | (N/A) 1988-2018 u N/A # keywintering 2200 0.8 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
RO
12000
20000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
6.5
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 + 1 | 100 | (N/A) 7800 2.1 2007-2018 + 10 | 30 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 300 | 500 | (N/A) 2815 14153 N/A i mean knowledge 1.6 2013-2018 u -5.92 | 0.54 | (N/A) 2000-2018 + 0.26 | 5.02000 | (N/A) keywintering 7800 2.9 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
SE
35000
45000
40000
p
estimate
noChange
16.1
2007-2018 = -30 | 30 | (0) 1980-2018 + 35000 | 45000 | (40000) 114700 30.3 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 3000 | 4000 | (3500) 7000 21000 14000 i mean genuine 2.6 2007-2018 + 104 | 169 | (134) 1980-2018 + 414 | 539 | (479) keywintering 114700 42.0 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
SI
2000 3300 N/A i estimate genuine 0.5 2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-14) 1980-2018 + 10 | 50 | (N/A) # keywintering Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
SK
100
175
N/A
p
mean
genuine
2007-2018 + 20 | 70 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -30 | -10 | (N/A) 153 2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-33) 1980-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-60) 4899 6607 N/A i estimate knowledge 1.1 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 600 | 1000 | (N/A) keywintering 200 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
UK
N/A
N/A
1559
p
estimate
genuine
#
0.6
2007-2018 x N/A 1981-2011 + 15500 | 15500 | (N/A) # N/A # N/A 1989-2009 - N/A 1970-2009 + N/A # N/A N/A 6113 i estimate genuine # 1.1 2005-2016 x N/A 1980-2016 x N/A keywintering N/A N/A Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
UK
N/A
N/A
7325
p
estimate
noChange
#
52.7
2004-2015 - -45 | -7 | (-19) 1986-2015 + -28 | 18 | (2) # 55700 # 83.8 1989-2009 - -45.45 | -45.45 | (N/A) 1970-2009 + 37.53 | 37.53 | (N/A) # N/A N/A 58375 i estimate genuine # 40.3 2005-2016 + N/A | N/A | (25) 1987-2016 + N/A | N/A | (132.6) keywintering 55100 82.6 Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
EU population status assessments
Breeding population Breeding distribution Winter population EU population
status
Contribution
to Target 1
Season Previous status Ssp. / subsp. unit
Population size (min) Population size (max) Unit Short-term trend Long-term trend Area Short-term trend Long-term trend Population size (min) Population size (max) Unit Short-term trend Long-term trend Breeding Wintering
EU28 222000 267000 p + + 437000 NE NE 602000 757000 i + + Secure Secure A B Secure Phalacrocorax carbo