International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation - AEWA
International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation - AEWA
International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation - AEWA
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Data on habitat use and diet of White-headed Ducks is available from few Range States, with high quality scientific data only from Spain and to a lesser extent from Turkey,<br />
Bulgaria and <strong>the</strong> Russian Federation. Comprehensive IBA data is as yet only available <strong>for</strong> European Range States.<br />
Table 3. Level of available knowledge on habitat use, diet and occurrence of <strong>the</strong> White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala in Important Bird Areas and Protected Areas.<br />
Shaded cells represent periods when <strong>the</strong> species is probably not present in <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
Breeding Non-breeding Site Protection - Breeding Site Protection – Non-breeding<br />
Country Habitat<br />
Use 1<br />
Diet 1<br />
Habitat<br />
Use 1<br />
Diet 1<br />
No. IBAs<br />
with WHDs 2<br />
% of Pop.<br />
in IBAs 2<br />
% of Pop. in No. IBAs<br />
Protected with WHDs 2<br />
% of Pop.<br />
in IBAs 2<br />
% of Pop. in<br />
Protected<br />
Areas 2<br />
Areas 2<br />
Afghanistan None None None None Low None None Low None None<br />
Algeria Low None Low None High High High High High High<br />
Armenia None None None None Low None None Low None None<br />
Azerbaijan Low None Low Low Low<br />
Bulgaria Medium High High High High<br />
China None None None None None<br />
France 3<br />
Low Low Low None High High High High High High<br />
Georgia Low None Low Low Low<br />
Greece Medium High High High High<br />
Iraq None None None None Low None None Low None None<br />
I.R. Iran Medium None Medium None High High High High High High<br />
Israel Low None High High High<br />
Italy 3<br />
Low None Low None High High High High High High<br />
Kazakhstan Medium None Medium None Low None None Low None None<br />
Mongolia Low None Low None High High High High High High<br />
Morocco Low None Medium None High High High High High High<br />
Pakistan Medium Low High High High<br />
Romania Low None High High High<br />
Russian Federation Medium Medium Medium Medium Low None None Low None None<br />
Spain High High High High High High High High High High<br />
Syrian Arab Republic Low None High High High<br />
Tunisia Low None Low None High High High High High High<br />
Turkey Medium None High High High Medium Medium High Medium Medium<br />
Turkmenistan Low None Low None None None None None None None<br />
Ukraine None None Medium Low Low None None Medium Medium Medium<br />
Uzbekistan Medium None Medium None Low None None Low None None<br />
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1<br />
Level of available knowledge: High - quantitative scientific studies; Medium - qualitative scientific studies; Low - anecdotal in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
2<br />
Level of available knowledge: High – comprehensive IBA data available, and good knowledge of White-headed Duck status and distribution; Medium - IBA programme completed, and<br />
basic knowledge of White-headed Duck status and distribution; Low - IBA programme completed, but poor knowledge of White-headed Duck status and distribution; None - IBA programme<br />
not yet completed, and poor knowledge of White-headed Duck status and distribution.<br />
3<br />
Reintroduced populations in France and Italy included but self-sustaining populations not yet established.<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Single</strong> <strong>Species</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> of <strong>the</strong> White-headed Duck 19