Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Larks :: Bar-tailed Lark

Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus

Described by: Gould (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Bar-tailed Desert Lark, Bar-tailed Sand-lark, Black-tailed Lark, Black-tailed Desert Lark, Black-tailed Finch-lark, Sand Lark, Sandlark, Desert Lark, Finch Lark
Old scientific name(s): Ammomanes cinctura

Photographs

Tunisia - Jan, 1992 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Rissani, Morocco - Dec 22, 2004 © Ben van den Broek  Rissani, Morocco - Dec 22, 2004 © Ben van den Broek  Morocco - Mar, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

N. and Saharan Africa, Middle East to s. Pakistan;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Cape Verde Is.
(2) C. Mali, c. Niger, c. Chad, and Sudan.
(3) N. Africa in Mauritania and Morocco and Egypt (Sinai) and Arabia s. to Yemen.
(4) N. Iraq, c. and e. Iran, s. Afghanistan, s. Pakistan, and nw. India(?).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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