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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.

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

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,840,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	3,640,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.09 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon to locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2004), while the population in China has been estimated at c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs, c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals (Brazil 2009). 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	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
China (mainland)	extant	native
Mongolia	extant	native
Russia	extant	native
Russia (Asian)	extant	native
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	vagrant

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Russia (Asian)	Agar-Dag
Russia (Asian)	Aginskiye lakes
Russia (Asian)	Bain-Tsaganskiye lakes
Russia (Asian)	Middle Onon

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	breeding
Altitude	600 - 3200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mongolian-lark-melanocorypha-mongolica on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.