Anthus cervinus | UAE National Red List of Birds

Taxa
Anthus cervinus | (Pallas, 1811)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Birds
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 occurs in the UAE during winter and on passage. Numbers are highest between mid-September and early May, when the species is common to very common in humid areas throughout the country (Pedersen et al. 2017). Individuals wintering in or migrating through the UAE breed in the Arctic.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species occurs in humid areas and usually near water, favouring marshes, damp grassland, wet hollows, surface water margins and cultivations (Richardson 1990, Aspinall and Porter 2011). During winter, the species forms small flocks at its preferred locations (Richardson 1990). There is no information available about its feeding habits in the UAE; elsewhere it forages on the ground and its prey is mainly insects but also other invertebrates, and some vegetable matter (Tyler 2016). The species is migratory and breeds between late May and July in the arctic tundra.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D1
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a very small non-breeding population size within the UAE, small enough that it falls below the threshold for listing as Endangered under Criterion D. However, it is likely that there is the chance for a rescue effect for this population and so the category has undergone a regional adjustment. Therefore, the species is listed here as Vulnerable under Criterion D1.
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
Artificial habitats that favour this species may be transient, so monitoring of such habitats will be important. The species is also vulnerable to future climate change (Virkkala et al. 2008).
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
Anthus cervinus Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Motacillidae Anthus