Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2024 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | nomadic | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 23,700,000 km2 | |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | increasing | - | estimated | - |
Generation length | 2.41 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The population is estimated to be increasing following a recorded range expansion southwards in recent years (del Hoyo et al. 2004).
Trend justification: The population is estimated to be increasing following a recorded range expansion southwards in recent years (del Hoyo et al. 2004).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Bahrain | extant | native | yes | |||
Burkina Faso | extant | native | ||||
Cape Verde | extant | native | ||||
Chad | extant | native | ||||
Djibouti | extant | native | ||||
Egypt | extant | native | ||||
Eritrea | extant | native | ||||
Ethiopia | extant | native | ||||
India | extant | native | ||||
Iran, Islamic Republic of | extant | native | yes | |||
Iraq | extant | native | yes | |||
Israel | extant | vagrant | ||||
Jordan | extant | vagrant | ||||
Kuwait | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | native | ||||
Mauritania | extant | native | ||||
Niger | extant | native | ||||
Nigeria | extant | native | ||||
Oman | extant | native | yes | |||
Pakistan | extant | native | ||||
Qatar | extant | native | yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | ||||
Somalia | extant | native | ||||
South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | ||||
United Arab Emirates | extant | native | yes | |||
Western Sahara | extant | uncertain | ||||
Yemen | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Oman | Jiddat al Harasis |
United Arab Emirates | Al Marmoom Desert |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai Desert |
Yemen | Desert west of Al-Ghayda |
Yemen | Ma'rib - Naqil Fardah - Baraqish |
Yemen | Wadi Jahr |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
---|---|---|---|
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1200 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-crowned-sparrow-lark-eremopterix-nigriceps on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.