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− | + | '''Alternative name: Temminck's Horned Lark''' | |
− | + | ;[[: Category:Eremophila|Eremophila]] bilopha | |
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[[Image:Temmincks_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony roshtov]] | [[Image:Temmincks_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony roshtov]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Northern [[Africa]] from [[Western Sahara]] to [[Egypt]], northern [[Arabian Peninsula]] and [[Iraq]]. | Northern [[Africa]] from [[Western Sahara]] to [[Egypt]], northern [[Arabian Peninsula]] and [[Iraq]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This species in monotypic. The genus ''Eremophila'' only has three species, with [[Horned Lark]] and [[Dunn's Lark]] the other two. | + | This species in monotypic<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. The genus ''Eremophila'' only has three species, with [[Horned Lark]] and [[Dunn's Lark]] the other two. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Desert. | Desert. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eremophila+bilopha}} | {{GSearch|Eremophila+bilopha}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Incomplete]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eremophila]] [[Category:Incomplete]] |
Revision as of 02:42, 5 October 2008
Alternative name: Temminck's Horned Lark
- Eremophila bilopha
Identification
14-15 cm. Red brown-grey above and pale below, black and white face pattern. The juvenile is reddish above and pale below.
Distribution
Northern Africa from Western Sahara to Egypt, northern Arabian Peninsula and Iraq.
Taxonomy
This species in monotypic1. The genus Eremophila only has three species, with Horned Lark and Dunn's Lark the other two.
Habitat
Desert.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019