Dunn's Lark (Eremalauda dunni) - BirdLife species factsheet

Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Eremalauda dunni and E. eremodites (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as E. dunni following AERC TAC (2003), Cramp et al. (1977-1994), Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993) and Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
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		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,010,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.56 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Chad	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Mauritania	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Western Sahara	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mali	Tombouctou
Mauritania	Banc d'Arguin National Park
Niger	Dilia de Lagané
Niger	Termit Mountains
Sudan	Jebel Marra

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater Springs and Oases	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dunns-lark-eremalauda-dunni on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.