Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sun Lark Galerida modesta

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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	20 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,450,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.97 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Keith et al. 1992). 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	Resident
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Chad	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burkina Faso	Arli - W - Singou complex
Burkina Faso	Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex
Cameroon	Bénoué National Park
Cameroon	Gashiga - Demsa
Cameroon	Mayo-Louti Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Ngaoundaba Ranch
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Bozoum
Central African Republic	Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex
Chad	Zakouma National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Garamba National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Comoe National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Gambia	Kiang West National Park
Ghana	Digya National Park
Guinea	Balandougou
Guinea	Chutes de la Sala
Guinea	Grandes Chutes
Guinea	Kabitaï
Guinea	Mafou
Guinea-Bissau	Dulombi
Mali	Falaise de Bandiagara
Niger	'W' National Park
Niger	Makalondi district
Nigeria	Amurum woodlands (Taboru)
Nigeria	Assop Falls and hills
Nigeria	Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
Nigeria	Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Senegal	Parc National du Niokolo-Koba
South Sudan	Ashana
South Sudan	Bandingilo
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Juba
South Sudan	Nimule
South Sudan	Southern National Park
South Sudan	Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system)
Togo	Oti Valley Faunal Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1330 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sun Lark Galerida modesta. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sun-lark-galerida-modesta 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.