- Ammomanopsis grayi
Ammomanes grayi
Identification
14 cm
Distribution
Western Africa: found from Angola to Namibia.
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Ammomanes.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized1:
- A. g. hoeschi:
- A. g. grayi:
- Western Namibia (Cape Cross to southern edge of Namib Desert)
Habitat
Deserts, gravelly plains and salt flats.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consist mostly of seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray's Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray%27s_Lark