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Rob Robinson

One of Europe’s most numerous songbirds with extremely large breeding range, inhabiting woodlands, extensively managed agricultural areas and urban environments. Well known for impressive murmurations at roosting sites. Colonized the USA, Australia and South-Africa artificially. Breeds in natural cavities as well as nest boxes and other man-made structures. Feeds on soil living invertebrates during breeding and also fruits during winter. Facultative migrants with W European populations remaining at the breeding grounds year-round and NE European populations migrating short-distances. European breeding population 28,800,000-52,400,000. Declining trend.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendStable
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
53300000-94400000,69900000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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