Stark's Lark (Spizocorys starki) - BirdLife species factsheet

Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Spizocorys starki (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Eremalauda starki.

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	nomadic	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	18 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,340,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.62 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to locally abundant in its core range, although less so towards the periphery of its range (del Hoyo et al. 2004). 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 distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Angola	extant	native
Botswana	extant	native
Namibia	extant	native
South Africa	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Iona National Park
Namibia	Namib-Naukluft Park
Namibia	Sperrgebiet
South Africa	Augrabies Falls National Park
South Africa	Bitterputs Conservation Area
South Africa	Haramoep and Black Mountain Mine
South Africa	Mattheus-Gat Conservation Area

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1730 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/starks-lark-spizocorys-starki 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.