LC
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps



Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
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
Species attributes

Migratory status nomadic Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 23,700,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
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 distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
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

Habitats & altitude
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.