Cape Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda curvirostris)

Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
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.
Ryan, P. G.; Bloomer, P. 1999. The Long-billed Lark complex: a species mosaic in southwestern Africa. The Auk 116: 194-208.
Ryan, P. G.; Bloomer, P. 1999. The Long-billed Lark complex: a species mosaic in southwestern Africa. The Auk 116: 194-208.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2013	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	216,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2000-2010
Generation length	3.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to the effects of agriculture and mining, despite its continued abundance overall (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Eswatini	extant	native	yes
Lesotho	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Namibia	Sperrgebiet
South Africa	De Hoop Nature Reserve
South Africa	Orange River Mouth Wetlands
South Africa	Overberg Wheatbelt

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	marginal	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cape-long-billed-lark-certhilauda-curvirostris 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.