Ammomanes cinctura | UAE National Red List of Birds

Taxa
Ammomanes cinctura | (Gould, 1839)
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Birds
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is uncommon in the UAE. It is highly localised mainly along the coast of Abu Dhabi and Dubai emirates (Pedersen et al. 2017).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in arid open desert plains with scattered vegetation and gravelly, sandy or stony rises (Aspinall and Porter 2011). It avoids proximity to humans (Jennings 2010). There is no information available on its diet in Arabia, but it is assumed that the species mainly feeds on seeds, which it collects in small groups on the ground (Jennings 2010). For thermoregulation, it retreats to shady areas beside rocks or trackside debris like discarded tyres, and regularly visits the holes of Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx microlepis during the hottest times of the day (Jennings 2010). The breeding period likely lasts from March to June (Jennings 2010). The nest consists of a cup made from twigs and grasses, lined with finer grasses, plant downs and feathers, which is dug into the ground. It is protected by a small wall made from pebbles. Nests are placed on the northern or north-eastern side of rocks or plants in order to grant shade to the incubating birds, eggs and nestlings (Jennings 2010).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
D
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has an extremely small breeding population in the UAE, which qualifies it for listing as Critically Endangered. It is uncertain whether it would receive any rescue effect from outside of the country, and so it is retain here under this category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
As for Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes, the most severe threat to this species comes from land-use changes to its desert habitat (Aspinall 1996). Overgrazing outside of Protected Areas could also be an issue.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
It is assessed that in 1996, the national Red List status of this species would have been the same as in this assessment.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Ammomanes cinctura Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Alaudidae Ammomanes