European population trends and current conservation status of an endangered steppe-bird species: the Dupont's lark Chersophilus duponti.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Steppe-birds face drastic population declines throughout Europe. The Dupont's lark Chersophilus duponti is an endangered steppe-bird species whose European distribution is restricted to Spain. This scarce passerine bird could be considered an 'umbrella species', since its population trends may reveal the conservation status of shrub-steppes. However, trends for the Spanish, and thus European, population of Dupont's lark are unknown. In this work, we evaluated Dupont's lark population trends in Europe employing the most recent and largest compiled database to date (92 populations over 12 years). In addition, we assessed the species threat category according to current applicable criteria (approved in March 2017) in the Spanish catalogue of threatened species (SCTS)

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Catasus J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6151120 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature