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Alternative names: Razo Skylark, Raso Island Lark, Raso Lark

Alauda razae

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Raso I., Cape Verde Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insect larvae, which are obtained by digging in the ground, bulbs of the nutsedge, grass seeds, and insects such as butterflies, moths and grasshoppers.

1-3 eggs are laid after the rains and are incubated for about 15 days.

[edit] References

1. 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

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