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Species abundances of selected marine bird species
Key
Value
ID
Spp_ SP_abn_bird_MA
Realm
Marine
EBV class
Species populations
EBV name
Species abundances of selected marine bird species
Step in identification process
Expert workshop
Definition
The (relative) abundance of European rare, priority, and common bird species within contiguous spatial units (grid cells) across the EU over time.
Metric
Estimated count of breeding wintering and passage individuals
Modeled relative abundance of breeding wintering and passage individuals
Spatial resolution unit
1x1km -10x10 km (and flyways for migratory)
Temporal resolution unit
Marine birds: 3 to 6 years
Migratory birds: weekly
Entity
Rare bird species as included in the Annex 1 of the Birds Directive (i.e. species with small populations or restricted local distribution)
Priority bird species as included in Annex 1 of the Birds Directive (i.e. in danger of extinction, vulnerable to specific changes in their habitat or requiring particular attention for reasons of the specific nature of the habitat)
Migratory bird species defined as full migrants in the European Red List
Common bird species as included in the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS)
Taxonomy based on the Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (marine bird species indicated in the Review and analysis of Member States’ 2018 reports Descriptor 1: Species biological diversity)