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Horned Lark

(Eremophila alpestris)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 4 500 – 6 500 pairs

Distribution pattern

With patchy distribution, covering the open alpine parts of the mountains Rila, Pirin, Stara Planina, Vitosha and Slavyanka, more dispersed in the Western Rhodopes, Sredna Gora, and Konyavska Mountain.

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Breeding distribution 2013 – 2020 – The distribution and the estimation of the population size of the species for the period 2013 – 2020 is presented –

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds only on stony open landscapes with low grass, mainly in the highest parts of the mountains, but also in lower similar grasslands, most often used as pastures.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed