Oenanthe isabellina | UAE National Red List of Birds

Taxa
Oenanthe isabellina | (Temminck, 1829)
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 is very common within the UAE during migration and in winter. Numbers are highest in March/April and in August/September, but the species has been recorded in all months (Pedersen et al. 2017). Individuals migrating through or wintering in the UAE breed from the Anatolian plains through central Asia to north and central China (Jennings 2010).
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 arid open, sparsely vegetated country, including barren or grassy areas, semi-desert and steppe, but also in cultivations and parkland (Richardson 1990, Aspinall and Porter 2011). It is rarely found in very arid environments (Richardson 1990). The species is mainly insectivorous and mostly takes ants, but occasionally feeds on seeds (Jennings 2010). The species is migratory (Collar 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a small non-breeding population that visits the UAE, small enough that it could warrant a listing as Near Threatened. The breeding population in the wider Arabian Peninsula is stable and it is suspected that the population may be increasing within the UAE. Therefore, a regional adjustment has been made and the species is listed here as Least Concern.
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
Globally, the species is linked, to some extent, to populations of burrow-nesting rodents, which supply nest-holes. As a result, declines in these species, such as falls in gerbil numbers due to ploughing, may impact this species (Collar 2015); but in essence the impact of this upon the species within UAE is uncertain. Overgrazing outside of Protected Areas in the UAE potentially could have an impact on this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
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Further information
History
Taking into account regional adjustments, 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
Oenanthe isabellina Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Muscicapidae Oenanthe