Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata)

Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

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	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
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)	514,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.42 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as relatively common (del Hoyo et al. 2004). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to habitat conversion (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to habitat conversion (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Eswatini	extant	native	yes
Lesotho	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	resident
Altitude	800 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eastern-long-billed-lark-certhilauda-semitorquata on 27/11/2024.
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 27/11/2024.