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Otis tarda

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS (1994), Middle-European Great Bustard (2001)
IUCN StatusVulnerable
Date of entry in Appendix I2014
Date of entry in Appendix II1985
Geographic range
Countries Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, European Union, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

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Common names
EnglishGreat Bustard
FrenchOutarde Barbue, Grande Outarde
SpanishAvutarda
GermanGroßtrappe
Taxonomy
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyOtididae
Scientific name Otis tarda

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Additional notesMiddle European population

Related content

Title Start date Country CMS Instrument
First Meeting of the Signatory States of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) 17.09.2004 Austria Middle-European Great Bustard
Second Meeting of the Signatories (MoS2) 09.11.2008 Ukraine Middle-European Great Bustard
Third Meeting of the Signatories (MoS3) 08.04.2013 Hungary Middle-European Great Bustard
Fourth Meeting of Signatories (MOS4) of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) 12.03.2018 Germany CMS, Middle-European Great Bustard
Publication Publisher Type Published Date
Guidelines for capturing and radio-tracking Great Bustards UNEP/CMS Secretariat Guidelines 2008
Guidelines for Reinforcement and Reintroduction of the Great Bustard Otis tarda UNEP/CMS Secretariat Guidelines 2013
Guidelines for monitoring of population parameters of Great Bustard and of the effects of management measures UNEP/CMS Secretariat Guidelines 2018
Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Austria 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Hungary 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Slovakia 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Ukraine 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Germany 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.7.1 Reports from Non-Signatories: Italy 12.03.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.8 National Report from Austria 09.03.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.7 National Report from Hungary 26.02.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.6 National Report from Romania 12.02.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.3 National Report from Czech Republic 02.02.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.1 National Report from Germany 29.01.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.2 National Report from Slovakia 29.01.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.4 National Report from Ukraine 29.01.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4/Inf.6.5 National Report from Croatia 29.01.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
CMS/GB/MoS3/Inf.6.7 National Report from Greece 14.03.2013 Middle-European Great Bustard
CMS/GB/MoS3/Inf.6.6 National Report from Moldova 12.03.2013 Middle-European Great Bustard
Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
International Single-Species Action Plan for the Western Palaearctic Population of Great Bustard, Otis tarda tarda - MOU Version 16.07.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
Medium Term International Work Programme (2018-2023) - Great Bustard MOU 23.05.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
Concerted Action 12.8 (Rev.COP13) Concerted Action for the Asian Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) 29.05.2020 CMS, Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation possible restoration of an additional site in Germany 20.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from the Great Bustard Group (UK) 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation on Reintroduction from Poland 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from the Russian Bird Conservation Union 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/GB/MOS4 Presentation from Hungary: Burying Power-lines (Scientific Symposium) 11.04.2018 Middle-European Great Bustard
UNEP/CMS/Concerted Action 12.8 Concerted Action for the Asian Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) 18.12.2017 CMS
COP4 I/4 Great Bustard - Otis tarda (Middle-European population) CMS, Middle-European Great Bustard