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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/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	254,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	33000-67000 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2007
Population trend	decreasing	medium	suspected	1999-2009
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Generation length	3.54 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is estimated to number fewer than 20,000 pairs within the species's core range in Botswana, thought to hold 80-90% of the total global population (C. Brewster in litt. 2009). The total global population is therefore estimated to lie within the band 50,000-99,999 individuals. The species currently appears to be stable within its core range in Botswana, which holds an estimated 80-90% of the global population. Some declines may have taken place in South Africa, but the overall decline is not thought to approach 30% within ten years or three generations (C. Brewster in litt. 2009).

Trend justification: The species currently appears to be stable within its core range in Botswana, which holds an estimated 80-90% of the global population. Some declines may have taken place in South Africa, but the overall decline is not thought to approach 30% within ten years or three generations (C. Brewster in litt. 2009).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Botswana	extant	native		yes
South Africa	extant	native		yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Botswana	South-east Botswana
South Africa	Botsalano Nature Reserve
South Africa	Polokwane Nature Reserve

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-clawed-lark-certhilauda-chuana 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.