Callum Macgregor

Smallest bird of Europe. Feeds on insects and spiders. In breeding season, strictly arboreal, attached to more or less dense stands of well-grown conifers. Prefers spruce Picea abies, silver fir Abies alba, and mountain pine Pinus mugo, and in artificial situations also Douglas fir Pseudotsuga taxifolia. Population slightly decreasing although not yet considered as threatened. Breeds in middle and northern Europe, except northern parts of Fennoscandia and Russia. Resident or migratory. European race, nominate regulus, winters within and south of breeding range, and vacates entirely only the northern parts of the breeding area. There can be wide annual fluctuations in migration numbers.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendDecreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)		29100000-50400000,37400000
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
Carte

Connectivité globale pour Roitelet huppé

Northern and Eastern populations migratory and move furthest. Predominant direction of movement of east-european birds is ENE – WSW. A minority has a NE - SW direction to reach wintering areas in South-Europe. Birds from Fennoscandia and West-Europe move mainly in NE –SW direction, a minority of these populations have a more westerly direction to UK. From Fennoscandia some birds have a NW – SE direction with wintering areas in SE Europe. Few birds from the European continent migrate all the way to North-Africa. UK birds move from NNW to SSE, mostly within the country, with a minority crossing the Gulf of Biscay to France or North Sea to low countries.

Contrôles par Condition for Roitelet huppé

From 1973 to 1983 annual number of encounters increased from 1063 to 4344. Then numbers decreased to 928 in 1987. From 1989 to 2002 numbers fluctuated around 3000. After 2010 the annual numbers fluctuated between 2945 (in 2009) and 10610 (in 2015), with regular numbers above 6000. In spring most encounters are between 21 March and 21 April, in fall the peak lies between 28 September and 28 October.
Ringing recoveries make up over 90%, mainly in UK and low countries, dead recoveries few and spread over large part of range. Shot birds virtually absent after 1991, but made up over one third prior to 1960, although absolute number very low.

Annual Movements for Roitelet huppé

In November - February breeders in Fennoscandia have left the northern breeding areas, winter areas are in S Fennoscandia, W and SW Europe and UK. In March birds have left S Europe. In April many encounters are in Denmark and along the northcoast of Germany and The Netherlands. Also the first birds returned to the northern breeding areas. In September many encounters are along the coasts of the North Sea (also UK) and Baltic Sea. In October many birds move further south in Europe. Most UK breeders stay in the UK, a minority winters from October - March along the westcoast of the european continent. Birds from West- and Central Europe are largely resident, a minority moves in September - October to South-Europe and from West-Europe to UK and return in March - May.

Connectivité par mois par région pour Roitelet huppé

Fennoscandia has most connections in October - April with UK (including Shetlands), (South)West- and Central Europe. Southernmost connections are in November - January with Spain, the Balearic Isles and N Algeria. There are also connections with SE Europe in Greece (September), Romania and Ukraine (October) and SW Russia (April). UK birds have most connections within the UK itself. There also connections with West-Europe from October to March, east to Czechia and Slovakia (October). Central Europe has most connections with South-Europe from October to March. There are also connections with UK in September - October. Southernmost connections for Central Europe are in October with the Balearic Isles, N Algeria and N Tunesia. West-Europe has a lot of connections with France in October - March and with UK in September - April. Southertnmost connection is in February with Morocco.

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