Somali Short-toed Lark - BirdForum Opus

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A. s. megaensis
Photo by Peter Day
Liben Plains, Ethiopia, November 2013

Alternative name: Rufous Short-toed Lark

Alaudala somalica

Calandrella somalica
Includes: Athi Short-toed Lark

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Athi Short-toed Lark
Photo by Mick Harris
Simba Farm Lodge, West Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Dec 2017

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• A. s. megaensis:

• Southern Ethiopia

• A. s. somalica:

• Eastern Ethiopia to northern Somalia

• A. s. perconfusa:

• Central and western plateau of northern Somalia

• A. s. athensis : Athi Short-toed Lark

• Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania

Habitat

Dry lowland grassland.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Somali Short-toed Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Somali_Short-toed_Lark

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