Category B: African-Eurasian migratory landbird species (IUCN classification of Least Concern) with decreasing global population trends Scientific name Common name 2013 Red List Global Population Trend Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) Sibley & Monroe Synonym CMS Appx I CMS Appx II Member of a family (Morony et al. 1975) listed on CMS Appx II Coturnix coturnix Common Quail LC Decreasing Y Yes Turnix hottentottus Hottentot Buttonquail LC Decreasing Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee LC Decreasing Y Yes Pterocles gutturalis Yellow-throated Sandgrouse LC Decreasing Y Pterocles orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse LC Decreasing Y Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-dove LC Decreasing Y Yes Treron calvus African Green-pigeon LC Decreasing Y Treron calva Treron sieboldii White-bellied Green-pigeon LC Decreasing Y Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial-pigeon LC Decreasing Y Agapornis pullarius Red-headed Lovebird LC Decreasing Y Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo LC Decreasing Y Surniculus lugubris Drongo Cuckoo LC Decreasing Y Caprimulgus ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar LC Decreasing Y Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar LC Decreasing Y Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar LC Decreasing Y Apus apus Common Swift LC Decreasing Y Coracias naevia Rufous-crowned Roller LC Decreasing Y Eurystomus orientalis Asian Dollarbird LC Decreasing Y Halcyon coromanda Kingfisher LC Decreasing Y Halcyon pileata Kingfisher LC Decreasing Y Halcyon senegaloides Mangrove Kingfisher LC Decreasing Y Ceyx erithaca Black-backed Kingfisher LC Decreasing Y Ceyx erithacus Merops apiaster European Bee-eater LC Decreasing Y Yes
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler LC Decreasing Y Yes Sylvia borin Garden Warbler LC Decreasing Y Yes Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat LC Decreasing Y Yes Sylvia hortensis Orphean Warbler LC Decreasing Y Yes Sylvia melanothorax Cyprus Warbler LC Decreasing Y Yes Sylvia conspicillata Spectacled Warbler LC Decreasing Y Yes Zosterops erythropleurus Chestnut-flanked White-eye LC Decreasing Y Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye LC Decreasing Y Regulus regulus Goldcrest LC Decreasing Yes Saroglossa spiloptera Spot-winged Starling LC Decreasing Y Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling LC Decreasing Y Zoothera wardii Pied Thrush LC Decreasing Y Yes Zoothera citrina Orange-headed Thrush LC Decreasing Y Yes Zoothera sibirica Siberian Thrush LC Decreasing Y Yes Zoothera dauma Eurasian Scaly Thrush LC Decreasing Yes Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel LC Decreasing Y Yes Turdus iliacus Redwing LC Decreasing Y Yes Turdus philomelos Song Thrush LC Decreasing Y Yes Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush LC Decreasing Y Yes Luscinia brunnea Indian Blue LC Decreasing Y Yes Luscinia cyane Siberian Blue Robin LC Decreasing Y Yes Saxicola rubetra Whinchat LC Decreasing Y Yes Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear LC Decreasing Y Yes Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear LC Decreasing Y Yes Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher LC Decreasing Y Yes Muscicapa muttui Brown-breasted Flycatcher LC Decreasing Y Yes
Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift LC Stable Y Apus affinis Little Swift LC Increasing Y Apus caffer White-rumped Swift LC Increasing Y Coracias abyssinicus Abyssinian Roller LC Increasing Y Coracias abyssinica Eurystomus glaucurus Roller LC Stable Y Halcyon leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher LC Stable Y Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher LC Stable Y Ceyx pictus African LC Stable Y Ispidina picta Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher LC Unknown Y Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater LC Stable Y Merops orientalis Little Green Bee-eater LC Increasing Y Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater LC Stable Y Merops superciliosus Madagascar Bee-eater LC Stable Y Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater LC Stable Y Merops leschenaulti Chestnut-headed Bee-eater LC Increasing Y Merops malimbicus Rosy Bee-eater LC Unknown Y Picoides tridactylus Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker LC Stable Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker LC Increasing Y Batis capensis Cape Batis LC Stable Yes Batis pririt Pririt Batis LC Stable Y Yes Artamus fuscus Ashy Woodswallow LC Stable Y Artamus leucorynchus Woodswallow LC Stable Y Coracina melaschistos Black-winged Cuckooshrike LC Stable Y Coracina melanoptera Black-headed Cuckooshrike LC Stable Y Pericrocotus roseus Rosy Minivet LC Stable Y Pericrocotus divaricatus Ashy Minivet LC Stable Y
Pericrocotus ethologus Long-tailed Minivet LC Stable Y Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike LC Stable Y Lanius collurioides Burmese Shrike LC Stable Y Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike LC Stable Y Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike LC Unknown Y Lanius tephronotus Grey-backed Shrike LC Stable Y Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike LC Stable Y Lanius sphenocercus Chinese Grey Shrike LC Stable Y Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole LC Stable Y Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole LC Stable Y Oriolus chinensis Black-naped Oriole LC Unknown Y Oriolus tenuirostris Slender-billed Oriole LC Unknown Y Oriolus traillii Maroon Oriole LC Unknown Y Dicrurus macrocercus Drongo LC Unknown Y Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo LC Unknown Y Dicrurus annectans Crow-billed Drongo LC Unknown Y Dicrurus hottentottus Hair-crested Drongo LC Unknown Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch LC Stable Y Yes Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise-flycatcher LC Stable Y Yes Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise-flycatcher LC Stable Y Yes Pica pica Black-billed Magpie LC Stable Y Corvus monedula Eurasian Jackdaw LC Increasing Y Corvus dauuricus Daurian Jackdaw LC Stable Y Corvus corax Common Raven LC Increasing Y Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius LC Unknown Y Parus ater Coal Tit LC Stable
Delichon dasypus Asian House-martin LC Increasing Y Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit LC Stable Y Pinarocorys erythropygia Rufous-rumped Lark LC Stable Y Pinarocorys nigricans Dusky Lark LC Stable Y Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark LC Stable Y Melanocorypha mongolica Mongolian Lark LC Stable Y Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark LC Increasing Calandrella acutirostris Hume's Lark LC Stable Y Calandrella cheleensis Asian Short-toed Lark LC Stable Y Lullula arborea Wood Lark LC Unknown Y Alauda japonica Japanese Skylark LC Stable Y Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola LC Increasing Y Yes Pycnonotus leucogenys Himalayan Bulbul LC Increasing Y Ixos amaurotis Brown-eared Bulbul LC Increasing Y Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul LC Stable Y Urosphena squameiceps Asian Stubtail LC Stable Y Yes Cettia diphone Japanese Bush-warbler LC Stable Y Yes Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler LC Increasing Y Yes Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted Bush-warbler LC Stable Yes Bradypterus davidi Bush-warbler LC Stable Yes Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese Bush-warbler LC Stable Y Yes Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Locustella fluviatilis Eurasian River Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Locustella fasciolata Gray's Grasshopper-warbler LC Stable Y Yes Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed Reed-warbler LC Stable Y Yes
Acrocephalus concinens Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Acrocephalus dumetorum Reed-warbler LC Increasing Y Yes Acrocephalus palustris Warbler LC Increasing Y Yes Acrocephalus orinus Reed-warbler DD Unknown Yes Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed-warbler LC Stable Yes Hippolais caligata Booted Warbler LC Increasing Y Yes Hippolais rama Sykes's Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Hippolais pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler LC Stable Yes Hippolais opaca Western Olivaceous Warbler LC Stable Yes Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler LC Increasing Y Yes Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff LC Increasing Yes Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian Chiffchaff LC Stable Yes Phylloscopus sindianus Mountain Chiffchaff LC Stable Yes Phylloscopus neglectus Leaf-warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus bonelli Bonelli's Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's Leaf-warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus griseolus Sulphur-bellied Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus schwarzi Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus proregulus Lemon-rumped Warbler LC Stable Yes Phylloscopus inornatus Inornate Warbler LC Stable Yes Phylloscopus humei Hume's Leaf-warbler LC Stable Yes Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler LC Stable Y Yes Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler LC Increasing Y Yes
Eophona personata Japanese Grosbeak LC Stable Y Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza stewarti Chestnut-breasted Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza cia Rock Bunting LC Stable Emberiza tristrami Tristram's Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza fucata Chestnut-eared Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza chrysophrys Yellow-browed Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza rutila Chestnut Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza bruniceps Red-headed Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza spodocephala Black-faced Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza variabilis Grey Bunting LC Stable Y Emberiza pallasi Pallas's Bunting LC Stable Y Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur LC Increasing Y Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper LC Stable
Annex 4 African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan Annex 4: Conservation Policy Achievement Matrix Version 28 2014 AEMLAP Actions International Policies Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable use of Biodiversity (CBD) CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & associated decisions Ramsar Convention Strategic Plan & associated decisions EU Directive on the conservation of wild birds & related EU Directives and Regulations AEWA Action Plan (AP) 2013-2015, Strategic Plan (SP) 2009-2017, & associated decisions Convention on Migratory Species Strategic Plan (SP) 2006-2011 & associated decisions HABITAT CONSERVATION Land-use changes Intensive agriculture 1. Develop and implement new policies or review existing policies that maintain and manage natural and semi-natural habitats of value for migratory landbird species within otherwise wide-scale and/or intensively managed, or cropped, agricultural landscapes Practical Principle 1 Aichi Targets 5 & 7 Goal 1 Strategies 1.3 & 1.4 AP para 3.2.4 SP Objective 2 Target 2.7 2. Promote types of biodiversity-friendly farming systems Practical Principle 3 Programme of Work Agricultural Biodiversity Aichi Targets 3 & 7 AP para 3.2.4 SP Objective 2 Target 2.3 3. Develop landscape design principles and guidance to mitigate the negative consequences of large-scale and/or intensive forms of agriculture on migratory landbird species and their habitats Practical Principle 3 Aichi Targets 5 & 7 AP para 3.2.4 4. Undertake Strategic Environmental Assessments Goal 1 Strategy 1.3 SP Target 1.3 AP para 4.3.1 Resolution 7.2 SP Objective 2 Target 2.8 5. Develop land-use planning strategies, using an ecosystem approach Practical Principle 11 Aichi Targets 5, 7 & 17 Goal 1 Strategy 1.3 AP para 3.2.4 SP Objective 2 Target 2.9 Traditional agriculture including
to cause degradation and/or loss of wetlands important for migratory landbird species and initiate rehabilitation or restoration programmes, where feasible and appropriate Work on Inland Waters Biodiversity Targets 7 & 17 Decision XI.16 Goal 2 Strategy 1.8 & 2.7 Energy 13. Ensure that new energy developments likely to have a significant impact on migratory landbird species adopt early-stage and high-level strategic planning processes involving Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments (SEA) and stakeholder consultation Goal 1 Strategy 1.3 Resolution 5.16 AP para 4.3.5 14. Ensure that a strategic approach is adopted with respect to the location of alternative renewable energy developments Goal 1 Strategy 1.3 Resolution 5.16 SP Target 1.3 15. Institute sustainable land-use and energy management policies Practical Principle 3 Aichi Targets 4 & 7 Goal 1 Strategies 1.3 & 1.4 16. Seek to reduce the dependence on wood fuel Aichi Target 7 17. Ensure that planned new reservoirs and other schemes modifying natural hydrology are subject to rigorous Environmental Impact Assessments Goal 1 Strategies 1.3 & 1.7 Resolution 5.16 SP Target 1.3 AP para 4.3.1 Resolution 7.2 SP Objective 2 Target 2.8 18. Mitigate effects of existing hydrodams by allowing well-managed, artificial discharge/flooding downstream Practical Principle 9 Resolution X.19 Goal 1 Strategy 1.7 Re-vegetation (including reforestation),
32. Regulate all taking and of migratory landbird species with increasing, stable or unknown global population trends Aichi Target 12 SP Target 2.3 33. Compile national lists of quarry migratory landbird species, hunting seasons and trade Target 19 SP Targets 2.2, 2.5 & 3.1 34. Implement alternative livelihood programmes or captive breeding programmes for migratory landbird species utilised as food sources Illegal taking 35. Promote international cooperation between enforcement authorities and other stakeholders Practical Principle 8 Aichi Target 12 Goal 3 Strategy 3.4 36. Take action through existing legal instruments regulating domestic and/or international trade Aichi Target 12 AP section 2 Disturbance from activities 37. Promote studies to evaluate the effect of human disturbance at key sites Goal 2 Strategies 2.3 & 2.7 AP paras 4.3.6 & 5.6 38. Encourage the development and implementation of effective management plans at sensitive sites Practical Principle 9 Goal 2 Strategies 2.3, 2.5 & 2.7 39. Promote public experience of the wonder of migration and migratory landbird species by raising awareness and providing information Practical Principle 14 Aichi Target 1 Goal 4 Strategy 4.1 SP Target 2.3 & Resolution 3.10 Human-wildlife conflict 40. Conduct a national review to identify those species of migratory landbird AP 4.3.1 &