Streptopelia decaocto -- Frivaldszky, 1838ANIMALIA -- CHORDATA -- AVES -- COLUMBIFORMES -- COLUMBIDAECommon names: Eurasian Collared-dove; Collared Dove

European Red List AssessmentEuropean Red List Status

LC -- Least Concern, (IUCN version 3.1)

Assessment InformationYear published: 2015Date assessed: 2015-03-31Assessor(s): BirdLife InternationalReviewer(s): Symes, A.Compiler(s): Ashpole, J., Burfield, I., Ieronymidou, C., Pople, R., Wheatley, H. & Wright, L.Assessment RationaleEuropean regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)

At both European and EU27 scales this species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (30% decline over ten years or three generations).

For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern within both Europe and the EU27.

OccurrenceCountries/Territories of OccurrenceNative:Albania; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Faroe Islands (to DK); Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland, Rep. of; Italy; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Svalbard and Jan Mayen (to NO); Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United KingdomVagrant:Malta

PopulationThe European population is estimated at 7,910,000-14,300,000 pairs, which equates to 15,800,000-28,600,000 mature individuals. The population in the EU27 is estimated at 5,950,000-9,780,000 pairs, which equates to 11,900,000-19,600,000 mature individuals. For details of national estimates, see Supplementary PDF.

TrendIn Europe and the EU27 the population size is estimated to be increasing. For details of national estimates, see Supplementary PDF.

Habitats and EcologyThe species is found in towns and cities, parks, orchards and gardens. In the mountains of Kurdistan (including south east Turkey) it is found in poplar (Populus) thickets, bramble (Rubus) clumps, tamarisk (Tamarix) groves and orchards. In cooler parts of its range it generally breeds between March and October in more southerly areas it breeds all year round. It lays two eggs. The nest is a platform of twigs, stems and roots placed 2 m above ground in bushes, trees, tall hedges and man-made structures including pylons and buildings. It mainly feeds on the ground taking seed, cereal grain, fruits of herbs and grasses and some green parts of plants. It will also take some invertebrates. It is generally resident (Baptista et al. 2013).

Habitats & AltitudeHabitat (level 1 - level 2) Importance Occurrence

Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land suitable breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land suitable non-breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Plantations suitable breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Plantations suitable non-breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens suitable breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens suitable non-breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas suitable breedingArtificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas suitable non-breedingShrubland - Boreal suitable breedingShrubland - Boreal suitable non-breedingShrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable breedingShrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable non-breedingShrubland - Temperate suitable breedingShrubland - Temperate suitable non-breedingAltitude max. 2400 m Occasional altitudinal limits

ThreatsThere are currently no known serious threats to this species.Threats & Impacts

Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses

ConservationConservation Actions UnderwayEU Birds Directive Annex II. There are currently no known conservation measures for this species.

Conservation Actions ProposedCurrently no conservation measures are required for this species.

BibliographyBaptista, L.F., Trail, P.W., Horblit, H.M. and Boesman, P. 2013. Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds.) 2013. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/54154 on 6 October 2014).

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