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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.

Warning: The map does not show the distribution for sensitive species in GR

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Increasing
=
Stable
x
Unknown
-
Decreasing
F
Fluctuating
u
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.

Sensitive spatial information for this species is not shown in the map. Current selection: 2013-2018, Platalea leucorodia. 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 completeSurvey
CZ completeSurvey
DE completeSurvey
DK completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GR estimatePartial
HR completeSurvey
HU completeSurvey
IT estimateExpert
NL completeSurvey
PT completeSurvey
RO estimateExpert
SK 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 completeSurvey
CZ completeSurvey
DE estimateExpert
DK completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GR estimatePartial
HR estimatePartial
HU completeSurvey
IT estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SK estimatePartial
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
BE completeSurvey
BG
CZ
DE
DK
ES completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GR
HR completeSurvey
HU
IT
NL
PT completeSurvey
RO estimatePartial
SK
UK
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Status Distrib. % MS
AT
67
121
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.9
2007-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-9) 1981-2017 + N/A | N/A | (30) 3 2007-2017 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1981-2017 = N/A | N/A | (0) 300 0.6
BE
25
43
34
p
estimate
genuine
0.3
2008-2018 + 19 | 105 | (62) 1973-2018 + 2400 | 4200 | (3300) # 560 # 1.3 2008-2018 + N/A | N/A | (155.71) 1973-2018 + N/A | N/A | (460) # 6 12 8 i interval genuine 0.1 2007-2018 + N/A 1992-2018 u N/A | N/A | (40135) keywintering & I 8200 15.2
BG
80
150
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
1.1
2000-2018 F N/A 1980-2018 F N/A 1425 3.2 2000-2018 F N/A 1980-2018 F N/A 1700 3.2
CZ
5
10
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
2002-2016 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1987-2016 + N/A | N/A | (100) # 500 1.1 2002-2016 = N/A | N/A | (-66.66) 1986-2016 = N/A | N/A | (33.33) # 500 0.9
DE
N/A
N/A
850
p
estimate
genuine
8.2
2004-2016 + 308 | 530 | (408) 1985-2016 + N/A | N/A | (8705) 258 0.6 2004-2016 + 11 | 40 | (N/A) 1980-2016 + 181 | 1000 | (N/A) 1400 2.6
DK
N/A
N/A
334
p
estimate
genuine
#
3.2
2006-2017 + N/A | N/A | (1527) 1996-2017 + N/A | N/A | (17800) # 800 1.8 1996-2017 + N/A | N/A | (550) 1974-2017 + N/A # 1300 2.4
ES
935
1973
1602
p
estimate
genuine
15.5
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (120) 7595 17.2 2007-2018 + 10 | 35 | (20) 1980-2018 + 10 | 40 | (20) 3131 4677 3779 i estimate genuine 52.7 2007-2018 + 10 | 89 | (57) 1980-2018 + 24 | 35 | (27) keywintering & I 7400 13.8
FR
N/A
N/A
1186
p
estimate
genuine
#
11.5
2007-2017 + 320 | 430 | (375) 1981-2017 + 109400 | 112500 | (N/A) 3200 7.2 2007-2017 + N/A | N/A | (70) 1981-2017 + N/A | N/A | (1600) N/A N/A 1476 i estimate genuine # 20.6 2007-2017 + 185 | 305 | (240) 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (147500) # keywintering & I 3200 6.0
GR
300
700
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
4.8
2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1980-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 5400 # 12.2 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 3800 7.1
HR
120
280
N/A
p
mean
N/A
1.9
2007-2018 = -10 | -5 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A 1 2007-2018 - -20 | -20 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A 20 180 N/A i mean N/A 1.4 2001-2012 + N/A | N/A | (1140) 1980-2012 + N/A | N/A | (1140) # keywintering & I 1200 2.2
HU
612
1100
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
#
8.3
2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-25) 1982-2018 + N/A | N/A | (43) # 4830 10.9 2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (10) 1982-2018 + N/A | N/A | (470) 4800 8.9
IT
230
240
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2.3
2011-2018 + 20 | 30 | (N/A) 1989-2018 + 2300 | 11400 | (N/A) # 3200 7.2 2007-2018 + 220 | 220 | (N/A) 1989-2018 + N/A | N/A | (2300) # 3200 6.0
NL
2530
3100
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
27.3
2006-2017 + 44 | 103 | (71) 1980-2017 + 1344 | 1487 | (1414) 6100 13.8 2000-2015 + N/A | N/A | (103.33) 1977-2015 + N/A | N/A | (408.33) 6100 11.3
PT
518
550
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
5.2
2007-2018 + N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 3800 # 8.6 2005-2018 + N/A | N/A | (245) 1980-2018 + N/A # 1363 2236 1798 i mean N/A 25.1 2007-2018 + 31 | 62 | (40) 1988-2018 + N/A # keywintering & I 4200 7.8
RO
600
1200
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
8.7
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 5600 12.7 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 + 20 | 50 | (N/A) 3 10 N/A i mean knowledge 2013-2018 u -22.54 | 4.33 | (N/A) 2000-2018 u -20.08000 | 2.83 | (N/A) keywintering & I 5600 10.4
SK
20
40
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.3
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 1 | 10 | (N/A) 197 0.5 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 200 0.4
UK
N/A
N/A
31
p
estimate
genuine
#
0.3
2001-2016 + N/A | N/A | (462) 1989-2016 + N/A | N/A | (1360) # 700 1.6 1989-2009 + 133.33 | 133.33 | (N/A) 1970-2009 + N/A 700 1.3
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 8400 12000 p + + 38500 NE NE 5900 8600 i + + Secure Secure A B Secure Platalea leucorodia