Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Key Details

Taxonomic Groups: Vertebrate > bird > Bird
Red List Status: Vulnerable (Non-breeding) [VU(nbr)]
D5 Status: Included in the baseline Red List Index for England (Wilkins, Wilson & Brown, 2022)
Section 41 Status: (not listed)
Taxa Included Synonym: (none)
UKSI Recommended Name: Podiceps auritus
UKSI Recommended Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
UKSI Recommended Qualifier: (none specified)
Red List Citation: Stanbury et al., 2021
Notes on taxonomy/listing: (none)

Criteria

Question 1: Does species need conservation or recovery in England?
Response: Yes
Justification: Eng WeBS trends (25 yr -81%, 10 yr -74%)
Question 2: Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions?
Response: No
Justification: Localised winter visitor to sheltered coasts. Site protection is required.
Question 3: At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages?
Response: No
Justification: Favours coastal waters and large reservoirs.

Species Assessment

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Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.