European Indicators

Since January 2006, the European Commission has supported the production of European bird indicators.

Table overview: Updated European, EU, and regional smoothed indicators, including time span, number of species, and indicator trend.
Indicator details: Select an indicator in the Indicator column and click Show to view the graph, species list, and country coverage.
Graphs: Display graphs separately or combined (All data in one graph). Use Reset to clear selections.
Graph info: Each indicator graph shows species trends (declining, increasing, stable, uncertain) and provides species and country lists.

Further details on the production of the European indicators are provided in European Wild Bird Indices, 2025 update.

Confidence limits may be shown only if the option All data in one graph is set to no.

Wild Bird Indices, Europe

Indicator Region Time period No. of species Trend (%)a)
Europe 1980-2024 168 -19
Europe 1980-2024 39 -58
Europe 1980-2024 34 -10

Wild Bird Indices, EU

Indicator Region Time period No. of species Trend (%)a)
EU 1980-2024 168 -18
EU 1980-2024 39 -52
EU 1980-2024 34 -7
New EU 1982-2024 29 -40
Old EU 1980-2024 39 -49

Regional Wild Bird Indices

Indicator Region Time period No. of species Trend (%)a)
Central & East Europe 1982-2024 23 -29
Central & East Europe 1982-2024 27 -8
North Europe 1980-2024 14 -46
North Europe 1980-2024 24 -19
South Europe 1989-2024 37 -46
South Europe 1989-2024 25 -31
West Europe 1980-2024 22 -52
West Europe 1980-2024 29 3