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Alternative name: Blanford's Short-toed Lark

Calandrella blanfordi

[edit] Identification

14-15 cm. Pale brown, dark streaked upperparts, rufous crown, pale underparts, small dark patch on side of neck.

[edit] Distribution

North-east Africa and Arabia.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies:

• C. b. blanfordi - Eritrea
• C. b. daaroodensis - northern Somalia
• C. b. eremica - Yemen and south-west Saudi Arabia.

[edit] Habitat

Stony plains with bush cover.

[edit] Behaviour

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