Somali Short-toed Lark (Alaudala somalica) - BirdLife species factsheet

Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Alaudala somalica (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Calandrella somalica.

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	Not Recognised

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	958,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	estimated	-
Generation length	2.84 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2004). The population is estimated to be declining following a recorded range contraction in Kenya (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is estimated to be declining following a recorded range contraction in Kenya (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Ethiopia	extant	native
Kenya	extant	native
Somalia	extant	native
Tanzania	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Arero forest
Ethiopia	Liben plains and Negele woodlands
Ethiopia	Mankubsa - Welenso forest
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Somalia	Boorama plains
Somalia	Daalo
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Lascaanod - Taleex - Ceel Chebet
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	600 - 1800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/somali-short-toed-lark-alaudala-somalica 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.