LC
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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
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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/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) 6,220,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - estimated -
Generation length 2.64 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to fairly common in most parts of its range, although scarce in some parts and locally abundant in Western Sahara (del Hoyo et al. 2004). The population is estimated to be in decline following a recorded decline in Israel in the 1980s, probably owing to habitat loss (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is estimated to be in decline following a recorded decline in Israel in the 1980s, probably owing to habitat loss (del Hoyo et al. 2004).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant uncertain yes
Algeria extant native yes
Egypt extant native yes
Gambia extant vagrant yes
Iraq extant native yes
Israel extant native yes
Jordan extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes
Lebanon extant vagrant yes
Libya extant native yes
Mauritania extant native yes
Morocco extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Spain extant vagrant yes
Syria extant native yes
Tunisia extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant vagrant yes
Western Sahara extant native yes
Yemen extant vagrant yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Algeria El Bayadh
Egypt El Qasr desert
Iraq Haditha Wetlands and Baghdadi
Iraq Jazman (Zurbatia)
Iraq Razzaza Lake
Jordan Azraq
Jordan Burqu'
Jordan Shaumari
Lebanon Semi Deserts of Ras Baalbek
Morocco Msseyed
Morocco Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou
Morocco Piste de Tagdilt
Morocco Région Fouchal - Matarka
Saudi Arabia Harrat al-Harrah
Tunisia Bouhedma
Tunisia Chott Djerid
Tunisia Îles Kneiss
Tunisia Jbil
Tunisia Sebkhet Ennoual
Tunisia Sidi Toui

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Desert Hot suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 1580 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/temmincks-lark-eremophila-bilopha on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.