LC
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti



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
2018 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 not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 24 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 24,600,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 23,000,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend increasing - estimated -
Generation length 3.8 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 30-120 pairs, which equates to 60-240 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015), but Europe forms <5% of the global range.

Trend justification: The population is estimated to be increasing following recent records of range expansions (del Hoyo et al. 2004). The tiny European population is estimated to be decreasing (BirdLife International 2015).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Algeria extant native
Bahrain extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native yes
Chad extant native
Cyprus extant vagrant
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 native yes
Jordan extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes
Lebanon extant vagrant yes
Libya extant native
Mali extant native
Mauritania extant native
Morocco extant native
Niger extant native
Oman extant native yes
Pakistan extant native
Palestine extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Somalia extant native
Sudan extant native yes
Syria extant native yes
Tajikistan extant native yes
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes
Uzbekistan extant native
Western Sahara extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Afghanistan Registan desert
Algeria Belezma
Algeria Parc National de l'Ahaggar
Algeria Parc National du Tassili N'Ajjer
Chad Fada Archei
Chad Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim
Chad Tibesti massif
Djibouti Forêt de Day
Egypt Ain Sukhna
Egypt Gebel Elba
Egypt Gebel Maghara
Egypt Nabq Protected Area
Egypt Quseima
Egypt St Katherine Protectorate
Egypt The Abraq area
Egypt Wadi Gerafi
Eritrea Danakil lowlands
Eritrea Massawa coast
Iraq Haditha Wetlands and Baghdadi
Iraq Jazman (Zurbatia)
Iraq Razzaza Lake
Iraq Teeb Oasis and Zubaidaat
Iraq Tharthar Lake and Al-Dhebaeji Fields
Iraq Wadi Al-W’eir & Sh'eeb Abu-Talha
Israel Judean desert
Jordan Burqu'
Jordan Dana
Jordan Hisma Basin - Rum
Jordan Shaumari
Lebanon Semi Deserts of Ras Baalbek
Libya Ghat oases
Libya Nefhusa
Mali Ag Oua - Ag Arbech
Mauritania Arâguîb el Jahfa
Mauritania Banc d'Arguin National Park
Mauritania Chegga
Mauritania El Ghallâouîya
Mauritania El Mréiti
Mauritania Kediet ej Jill
Mauritania Tamreïkat
Morocco Baie d'Ad Dakhla
Morocco Dakhla area
Morocco Jbel Krouz
Morocco Merzouga/Tamezguidat
Morocco Msseyed
Morocco Oued Mird
Morocco Piste de Tagdilt
Niger NNR Aïr - Ténéré
Niger Termit Mountains
Saudi Arabia Harrat al-Harrah
Sudan Khor Arba'at
Sudan Mukawwar island and Dunganab bay
Tajikistan Kayrakkum Reservoir
Tajikistan Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Tunisia Chott Djerid
Tunisia Jbil
Tunisia Sidi Toui
Türkiye Karkamış
Türkiye Mardin Threshold
Turkmenistan Gurykhovudan
Turkmenistan Kurendag - Garagoz
Turkmenistan Repetek
Turkmenistan Uly Balkan
United Arab Emirates Al Marmoom Desert
Uzbekistan Karnabchul Steppe
Yemen Desert west of Al-Ghayda
Yemen Hawf deciduous cloud forest
Yemen Ma'rib - Naqil Fardah - Baraqish
Yemen Wadi Jahr

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Desert Hot major resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Altitude 0 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international
Sport hunting/specimen collecting subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/desert-lark-ammomanes-deserti on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.