Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Alaudidae > Genus: Eremophila > Species: Eremophila alpestris

Shore Lark - Eremophila alpestris (Gmelin, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Near threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	8 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	grassland heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A248

Distribution

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Threat and EU population 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

Near Threatened

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

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:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2210401	Germany	Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer und angrenzendes Küstenmeer	Map
DE3938401	Germany	Zerbster Land	Map
FI1100201	Finland	Hailuoto, pohjoisranta	Map
FI1302001	Finland	Kevo	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
DE0916491	Germany	Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete	Map
IT3340006	Italy	Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Map
ROSPA0125	Romania	Lacurile Vaduri și Pângărați	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
Allodola golagialla	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alondra Cornuda Lapona	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alouette hausse-col	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Berglärka	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Cotovia-cornuda	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fjellerke	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Górniczek	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Havasi fülespacsirta	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ohrenlerche	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Shore Lark	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Strandleeuwerik	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Tunturikiuru	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:09780	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
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	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Albania	100/500 (pairs)	2002	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
Armenia	50000/100000 (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	1000/10000 (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	4000/40000 (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
Bulgaria	4500/6500 (pairs)	1995-2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Croatia	50/100 (pairs)	2002	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
Croatia	30/50 (individuals)	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
Finland	0/10 (pairs)	1998-2002	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
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
Greece	500/800 (pairs)	1995-2000	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
Lithuania	0/5 (individuals)	1992-2002	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
Macedonia (FYR)	500/3000 (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
Moldova, Republic of	0/550 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	20/300 (individuals)	1995-2003	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	1000/5000 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Romania	100/1000 (individuals)	1990-2000	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
Romania	150/250 (pairs)	2000-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	130000/500000 (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
Serbia and Montenegro	800/1000 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovakia	0/300 (individuals)	1990-1999	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden	150/250 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey	2000000/6000000 (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
Ukraine	5000/20000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
United Kingdom	150/1500 (individuals)	1993-1999	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

Source: BirdLife International

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