Pink-breasted Lark (Calendulauda poecilosterna)

Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Formerly placed in Mirafra, but genetic data situate it in Calendulauda. Geographical variation in plumage tone, darkest and richest in S; birds from extreme N of range (SE Sudan E to S Somalia) previously treated as subspecies australoabyssinica and others from rest of range (except N & E Kenya) as massaica, but differences minimal. Monotypic.

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	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	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	954,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.29 years	-	-	-

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

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

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Lake Chew Bahir
Ethiopia	Mago National Park
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Dida Galgalu desert
Kenya	Lake Baringo
Kenya	Meru National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Kenya	Tsavo West National Park
Somalia	Balcad Nature Reserve
Somalia	Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets
Somalia	Jowhar - Warshiikh
Somalia	Laag Badaana
Somalia	Xawaadley reservoir
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Tanzania	Mkomazi National Park
Tanzania	Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pink-breasted-lark-calendulauda-poecilosterna 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.