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Dry savanna and dry lowland grassland. | Dry savanna and dry lowland grassland. | ||
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Alternative names: Liben Lark, Erard's Lark
- Heteromirafra sidamoensis
Identification
Rare.
Distribution
An extremely range-restricted endemic, confined to the Liben Plains southeast of Negele in southern Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
May be better treated conspecific with Archer's Lark.
Habitat
Dry savanna and dry lowland grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Collar, N.J., 2009, "Conservation-driven changes in English bird names, and the case of the Liben Lark" in Bull. ABC 16:245.
- Spottiswoode, C.N., "Finding southern Ethiopia's endemic birds" in Bull. ABC 17:106-113.
