Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Alaudidae > Genus: Calandrella > Species: Calandrella rufescens

Lesser Short-toed Lark - Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	grassland heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000058	Spain	el Fondo d'Elx-Crevillent	Map
ES0000071	Spain	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Map
ES0000096	Spain	Pozo Negro	Map
ES0000100	Spain	La Geria	Map
ES0000180	Spain	ESTEPAS DE MONEGRILLO Y PINA	Map
ES0000181	Spain	LA RETUERTA Y SALADAS DE SÁSTAGO	Map
ES0000183	Spain	EL BASAL, LAS MENORCAS Y LLANOS DE CARDIEL	Map
CY3000005	Cyprus	KAVO GKREKO	Map
ES0000484	Spain	el Fondo d'Elx-Crevillent (ZEPA)	Map
CY3000002	Cyprus	SPA KAVO GKREKO	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Alouette pispolette	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Calhandrinha-das-marismas	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dvärglärka	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kleine Kortteenleeuwerik	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lesser Short-toed Lark	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pikkukiuru	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pispoletta	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Stummellerche	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Terrera Marismeña	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vörhenyes pacsirta	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Alaudala rufescens

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:09700	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Armenia		20000/50000 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan		10000/100000 (pairs)	1996-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan		100/1000 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Georgia		Present/Present (pairs)	2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Portugal		70/76 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Portugal		10/100 (pairs)	1990	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Russian Federation		1000000/3000000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation		100000/1000000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Spain		230000/260000 (pairs)	1992	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Spain		230000/260000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Spain	Macaronesian	17000/19000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Turkey		300000/600000 (pairs)	2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey		10000/100000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Ukraine		200/2000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ukraine		10000/17000 (pairs)	1984	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2