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Subspecies Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus endangered according to IUCN criteria |
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| Authors: | Ilse Storch María José Ba?uelos Alberto Fernández-Gil José Ramón Obeso Mario Quevedo and Rolando Rodríguez-Mu?oz |
| Institution: | (1) WPA/BirdLife/IUCN/SSC Grouse Specialist Group, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg, Germany;(2) Ecology Unit, Department of B.O.S., University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo, 33071 Oviedo, Spain;(3) Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter in Cornwall, Tremough, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, UK;(4) Estación Biológica de Do?ana (CSIC), Ecology Unit, Department of B.O.S., University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo, 33071 Oviedo, Spain |
| Abstract: | The Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus, a subspecies of the western capercaillie, is endemic to the Cantabrian Mountains of northwest Spain. The range is separated from its nearest neighbouring capercaillie population by a distance of more than 300 km. High genetic differentiation compared to capercaillie elsewhere qualifies the subspecies as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit. An assessment according to the IUCN Red List categories and criteria showed that the subspecies qualifies as Endangered due to rapid population declines, small population size, and severely fragmented range. The implementation of a range-wide recovery plan is vital for the survival of this subspecies. |
| Keywords: | Assessment Conservation status Cantabrian Mountains Evolutionarily Significant Unit IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
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