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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Alaudidae > Genus: Chersophilus > Species: Chersophilus duponti

Dupont's Lark - Chersophilus duponti (Vieillot, 1820)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	53 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A430

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

Near Threatened

Europe

Vulnerable

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
ES0000017	Spain	CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA	Map
ES0000021	Spain	Secans de Mas de Melons-Alfés	Map
ES0000045	Spain	Sierra Alhamilla	Map
ES0000046	Spain	Cabo de Gata-Níjar	Map
ES0000047	Spain	Desierto de Tabernas	Map
ES0000115	Spain	Hoces del Río Duratón	Map
ES0000118	Spain	Arribes del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000136	Spain	ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE - EL PLANERÓN - LA LOMAZA	Map
ES0000154	Spain	Zona esteparia de El Bonillo	Map
ES0000160	Spain	Hoz del río Gritos y páramos de Las Valeras	Map
ES0000165	Spain	Valle y salinas del Salado	Map
ES0000166	Spain	Barranco del Dulce	Map
ES0000170	Spain	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Map
ES0000171	Spain	El Plano-Blanca alta	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
ES0000203	Spain	Altos de Barahona - ZEPA	Map
ES0000206	Spain	Cañones del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000255	Spain	Páramo de Layna - ZEPA	Map
ES0000263	Spain	Llano de las Cabras	Map
ES0000300	Spain	RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS	Map
ES0000302	Spain	PARAMERAS DE BLANCAS	Map
ES0000303	Spain	DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN	Map
ES0000304	Spain	PARAMERAS DE CAMPO VISIEDO	Map
ES0000305	Spain	PARAMERAS DE ALFAMBRA	Map
ES0000306	Spain	RÍO GUADALOPE - MAESTRAZGO	Map
ES0000308	Spain	PARAMERAS DE POZONDÓN	Map
ES2430101	Spain	MUELAS DEL JILOCA: EL CAMPO Y LA TORRETA	Map
ES4160008	Spain	Hoces del Río Riaza - ZEPA	Map
ES6110002	Spain	Karst en Yesos de Sorbas	Map
ES4250010	Spain	Humedales de La Mancha	Map
ES4240012	Spain	Rebollar de Navalpotro	Map
ES6110008	Spain	Sierras de Gádor y Enix	Map
ES5233006	Spain	Puebla de San Miguel	Map
ES5233035	Spain	Arroyo Cerezo	Map
ES2430090	Spain	DEHESA DE RUEDA Y MONTOLAR	Map
ES2200042	Spain	Peñadil, Montecillo y Monterrey	Map
ES4240018	Spain	Sierra de Altomira	Map
ES4240017	Spain	Parameras de Maranchón, hoz del Mesa y Aragoncillo	Map
ES6320002	Spain	Barranco del Nano	Map
ES6110007	Spain	La Serrata de Cabo de Gata	Map
ES4210011	Spain	Saladares de Cordovilla y Agramón y laguna de Alboraj	Map
ES2200037	Spain	Bardenas Reales	Map
ES0000390	Spain	San Clemente	Map
ES2200041	Spain	Balsa del Pulguer	Map
ES4240023	Spain	Lagunas y parameras del Señorío de Molina	Map
ES6140001	Spain	Sierra de Baza	Map
ES4240007	Spain	Sierra de Pela	Map
ES0000448	Spain	Hontanar-La Ferriza	Map
ES5130040	Spain	Secans de Mas de Melons-Alfés	Map
ES0000539	Spain	MONTES DE ALFAJARÍN Y SASO DE OSERA	Map
ES0000553	Spain	HOCES DE RÍO PIEDRA	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	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)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	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
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Allodola del Dupont	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alondra de Dupont	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Calhandra de Dupont	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dupont lerche	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dupont's Lark	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dupontlärka	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dupontlerche	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Duponts Leeuwerik	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Duponts lærke	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Kaitanokkakiuru	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sirli de Dupont	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Skowronek sierpodzioby	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Bird action plan
CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:09590	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

No external data sets available for this species

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