Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Pearson, D. J.; Ash, J. S. 1996. The taxonomic position of the Somali Courser Cursorius (cursor) somalensis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 116(4): 225-229.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2010 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Not Recognised | |
2004 | Not Recognised | |
2000 | Not Recognised | |
1994 | Not Recognised | |
1988 | Not Recognised |
Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
---|---|---|
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 22,100,000 | |
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 21,100,000 | |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of mature individuals | unknown | not applicable | not applicable | 0 |
Population trend | Decreasing | estimated | - | |
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
Generation length (yrs) | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size is unknown due to recent taxonomic splits. The European population is estimated at 450-2,800 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015).
Trend justification: The overall population trend is declining, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2016). The European population trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2015).
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Afghanistan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Algeria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Austria | V | Extant | ||||
Bahrain | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Belgium | V | Extant | ||||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cape Verde | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Chad | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Croatia | V | Extant | ||||
Cyprus | V | Extant | ||||
Czechia | V | Extant | ||||
Denmark | V | Extant | ||||
Egypt | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Finland | V | Extant | ||||
France | V | Extant | ||||
Gambia | V | Extant | ||||
Germany | V | Extant | ||||
Ghana | V | Extant | ||||
Greece | N | Extant | ||||
Hungary | N | Extant | ||||
India | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Iran, Islamic Republic of | N | Extant | Yes | Yes | ||
Iraq | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Ireland | N | Extant | ||||
Israel | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Italy | V | Extant | ||||
Jordan | N | Extant | Yes | Yes | ||
Kazakhstan | V | Extant | ||||
Kuwait | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Lebanon | N | Extant | ||||
Libya | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Luxembourg | V | Extant | ||||
Mali | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Malta | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mauritania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Montenegro | V | Extant | ||||
Morocco | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Netherlands | V | Extant | ||||
Niger | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Nigeria | V | Extant | ||||
Norway | V | Extant | ||||
Oman | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Pakistan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Palestine | N | Extant | Yes | Yes | ||
Portugal | V | Extant | ||||
Qatar | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Senegal | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Serbia | V | Extant | ||||
Slovakia | V | Extant | ||||
Slovenia | V | Extant | ||||
Spain | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | Yes | ||
Sweden | V | Extant | ||||
Switzerland | V | Extant | ||||
Syria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Tunisia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Turkey | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Turkmenistan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
United Arab Emirates | N | Extant | Yes | |||
United Kingdom | V | Extant | ||||
Uzbekistan | N | Extant | ||||
Western Sahara | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Yemen | N | Extant | Yes |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Desert | Hot | suitable | breeding |
Desert | Hot | suitable | non-breeding |
Grassland | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Temperate | suitable | non-breeding |
Other | suitable | non-breeding | |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
Altitude | 0 - 800 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Cursorius cursor. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.