#1252 · 🐦 birds

Dupont's Lark

🇳🇱 Duponts Leeuwerik ·Chersophilus duponti

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Markus Lilje · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Xavier Rufray · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Carles Pastor · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Filippo · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Spain:© María Rodríguez · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Teruel, ES-AR, ES:© Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
7. Zaragoza, ES-AR, ES:© Xavier Rufray · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Tlemcen, DZ:© mmissoum · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Segovia, ES-CL, ES:© Luca Ghiraldi · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Zaragoza, ES-AR, ES:© Julien Barataud · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Dupont's lark ( Chersophilus duponti ) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae of the monotypic genus Chersophilus . It is found in northern Africa and Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 114iNaturalist observations
weight 3.6 gadult, up to
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
114 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 4 g.
Scientifically named by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1824 (202 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.