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;Eremophila bilopha | ;Eremophila bilopha | ||
Also known as Temminck's Horned Lark | Also known as Temminck's Horned Lark | ||
[[Image:Temmincks_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony roshtov]] | [[Image:Temmincks_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony roshtov]] | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==Distribution== | ||
Northern [[Africa]] from [[Western Sahara]] to [[Egypt]], northern [[Arabian Peninsula]] and [[Iraq]]. | Northern [[Africa]] from [[Western Sahara]] to [[Egypt]], northern [[Arabian Peninsula]] and [[Iraq]]. | ||
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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. The genus ''Eremophila'' only has three species, with [[Horned Lark]] and [[Dunn's Lark]] the other two. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eremophila+bilopha}} | {{GSearch|Eremophila+bilopha}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, 29 June 2008
- Eremophila bilopha
Also known as Temminck's Horned Lark
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 monotypic. The genus Eremophila only has three species, with Horned Lark and Dunn's Lark the other two.
Habitat
Desert.
