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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Anseriformes > Family: Anatidae > Genus: Clangula > Species: Clangula hyemalis

Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status	Depleted
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	99 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	rivers and lakes
Wintering habitats	coastal shelf
Natura 2000 species code	A064

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Vulnerable

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE1533301	Germany	Staberhuk	Map
DE1733301	Germany	Sagas-Bank	Map
DE2408401	Germany	Westermarsch	Map
DE2948401	Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin	Map
DE2951401	Germany	Unteres Odertal	Map
DE5511401	Germany	Engerser Feld	Map
DE5920401	Germany	Bong'sche Grube und Mainflinger Mainufer	Map
DK008X071	Denmark	Sydfynske Øhav	Map
DK008X072	Denmark	Marstal Bugt og den sydlige del af Langeland	Map
EE0010170	Estonia	Paljassaare	Map
EE0040001	Estonia	Väinamere	Map
EE0040201	Estonia	Nõva-Osmussaare	Map
EE0040305	Estonia	Kabli	Map
EE0040346	Estonia	Pärnu lahe	Map
EE0040412	Estonia	Kahtla-Kübassaare	Map
EE0040434	Estonia	Kura kurgu	Map
EE0040469	Estonia	Siiksaare-Oessaare	Map
EE0040472	Estonia	Sutu lahe	Map
EE0040476	Estonia	Tagamõisa	Map
EE0080172	Estonia	Endla	Map
FR5210090	France	Marais salants de Guérande, traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron	Map
FR5310056	France	Baie d'Audierne	Map
FR5310073	France	Baie de Morlaix	Map
FR5310074	France	Baie de Vilaine	Map
FR5310086	France	Golfe du Morbihan	Map
FR5310093	France	Baie de Quiberon	Map
FR5410013	France	Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort	Map
FR5412012	France	Bonne Anse, marais de Bréjat et de Saint Augustin	Map
FR9310019	France	Camargue	Map
IE0000197	Ireland	West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC	Map
IE0000268	Ireland	Galway Bay Complex SAC	Map
IE0001141	Ireland	Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC	Map
IE0001975	Ireland	Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head SAC	Map
IE0004013	Ireland	Drumcliff Bay SPA	Map
IE0004031	Ireland	Inner Galway Bay SPA	Map
IE0004116	Ireland	Inishkeel SPA	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT20B0009	Italy	Valli del Mincio	Map
IT3330005	Italy	Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona	Map
IT3330006	Italy	Valle Cavanata e Banco Mula di Muggia	Map
LV0513100	Latvia	Babites ezers	Map
LV0520300	Latvia	Uzava	Map
PLB040003	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Wisły	Map
PLB220004	Poland	Ujście Wisły	Map
PLB220005	Poland	Zatoka Pucka	Map
PLB990002	Poland	Przybrzeżne wody Bałtyku	Map
PLB990003	Poland	Zatoka Pomorska	Map
SE0230126	Sweden	Svensksundsviken	Map
SE0410040	Sweden	Utklippan	Map
SE0410042	Sweden	Tromtö-Almö	Map
SE0820201	Sweden	Padjelanta	Map
SE0820619	Sweden	Tavvavuoma	Map
DE1633491	Germany	Ostsee östlich Wagrien	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
FR4112009	France	Forêts et étangs d'Argonne et vallée de l'Ornain	Map
DE1123491	Germany	Flensburger Förde	Map
DE1249301	Germany	Westliche Rönnebank	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
DE6116450	Germany	Hessisches Ried mit Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
EE0010129	Estonia	Pakri	Map
DE5914450	Germany	Inselrhein	Map
DE1652301	Germany	Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank	Map
DE1339301	Germany	Kadetrinne	Map
DE1525491	Germany	Eckernförder Bucht mit Flachgründen	Map
PLC990001	Poland	Ławica Słupska	Map
DE1530491	Germany	Östliche Kieler Bucht	Map
DE1552401	Germany	SPA Pommersche Bucht	Map
DE1332301	Germany	Fehmarnbelt	Map
FR8212004	France	Ensemble lac du Bourget-Chautagne-Rhône	Map
IT20B0017	Italy	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Map
LTPALB001	Lithuania	Baltijos jūros priekrantė	Map
FR5312005	France	Rivières de Pont-l'Abbé et de l'Odet	Map
DE1251301	Germany	Adlergrund	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0058	Romania	Lacul Stânca Costești	Map
DE1343401	Germany	Plantagenetgrund	Map
DE1446401	Germany	Binnenbodden von Rügen	Map
DE1542401	Germany	Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft und nördlicher Strelasund	Map
DE1747402	Germany	Greifswalder Bodden und südlicher Strelasund	Map
DE1649401	Germany	Westliche Pommersche Bucht	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
FR5212013	France	Mor Braz	Map
IE0004151	Ireland	Donegal Bay SPA	Map
ROSPA0123	Romania	Lacurile de acumulare de pe Crișul Repede	Map
LV0900600	Latvia	Vitrupe - Tuja	Map
LV0900200	Latvia	Akmensrags	Map
LV0900400	Latvia	Rigas lica rietumu piekraste	Map
LV0900700	Latvia	Ainazi - Salacgriva	Map
LV0900100	Latvia	Nida - Perkone	Map
LV0900300	Latvia	Irbes saurums	Map
LV0900500	Latvia	Selga uz rietumiem no Tujas	Map
LTPALB002	Lithuania	Klaipėdos–Ventspilio plynaukštė	Map
SE0420360	Sweden	Nordvästra Skånes havsområde	Map
SE0330308	Sweden	Hoburgs bank och Midsjöbankarna	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Anatidae)	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea	http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Alfågel	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alli	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Eisente	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Harelde Boréale	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Havelle	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Hoholka lední	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ijseend	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Jegesréce	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lodówka	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Long-tailed Duck	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Moretta codona	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pato Havelda	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pato-de-cauda-afilada	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II
Migratory species of Anatidae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02120	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

39 items found, displaying all items.1

Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Albania	0/2 (individuals)	1995-2002	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Austria	1/2 (individuals)	1997-1999	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan	10/150 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Belarus	0/49 (individuals)	1991-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Bulgaria	0/4 (individuals)	1997-2001	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Croatia	1/10 (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Czech Republic	Present/Present (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark	2000/3000 (individuals)	1999-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark - Greenland	10000/30000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark - Greenland	67000/133000 (individuals)	1999-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Estonia	100000/700000 (individuals)	1998	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Finland	3000/10000 (individuals)	1999-2001	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Finland	1500/2000 (pairs)	1999-2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
France	11/26 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Germany	596000/596000 (individuals)	1987-2003	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Greece	0/5 (individuals)	1996-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Hungary	1/3 (individuals)	1997-2001	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland	10000/100000 (individuals)	1978-1994	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland	2000/3000 (pairs)	2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ireland	168/260 (individuals)	1994-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Italy	0/29 (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Latvia	350000/350000 (individuals)	1992-1994	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Lithuania	10000/19999 (individuals)	1992-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Netherlands	200/800 (individuals)	1999-2001	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	80000/120000 (individuals)	1993-1996	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	5000/10000 (pairs)	1990-2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Poland	100000/249999 (individuals)	1992-1997	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Romania	0/5 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	196/196 (individuals)	1997	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	670000/700000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Serbia and Montenegro	5/30 (individuals)	1990-2002	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovakia	0/20 (individuals)	1990-1999	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovenia	0/8 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden	1000/2000 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden	800000/1300 (individuals)	1998-2001	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Switzerland	1/7 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey	0/10 (individuals)	1991-2001	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ukraine	0/49 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
United Kingdom	16300/16300 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2