- Mirafra ashi
Identification
14 cm
- Grey-brown upperparts
- Pale edging to mantle feathers
- Buff underparts with brownish streaks
- Paler on belly and vent
- Slight crest
- Buff eyebrow-stripe
Distribution
Eastern Africa: endemic to coastal southern Somalia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry lowland grassland, semi-arid coastal plains with a few small scattered bushes. Short grassland where dunes have been stabilised.
Behaviour
Diet
A ground feeder, but little is know about their diet.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ash's Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ash%27s_Lark
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
