Silent Europe: The Collapse of Common Bird Species

Authors

  • Andreia Garcês INNO - Veterinary Laboratory, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710-503 Braga, Portugal.
  • Filipe Silva CECAV- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
  • Isabel Pires CECAV- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.

Keywords:

birds, decline, extintion, pollution

Abstract

In Europe, bird populations have been threatened for several decades. The authors consulted the indices available to the public from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS), a project that collects data on European common bird species from national monitoring schemes and calculates European common bird indices and indicators to help demonstrate that common birds are decreasing in Europe.  According to the PECBMS, between 1980 and 2019, common bird species declined by 18%, agricultural birds by 59%, and forest birds by 7%. Although some bird species have recovered in number and even came back from the break of extinction (e.g., Red Kite, Milvus milvus), not the species that were considered common in the last decades. Many factors are associated with this decline as pesticides or the destruction of habitats. Measures are being taken in many countries to reduce this decline. However, information and education of the public could be crucial to saving the decline of common birds

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Published

2022-10-04

How to Cite

Garcês, A., Silva, F., & Pires, I. (2022). Silent Europe: The Collapse of Common Bird Species . Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 12(5), 645-647. Retrieved from https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1050

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Short Communications