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[[Image:Athi Short-toed Lark.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Athi Short-toed Lark<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />[[Masai Mara National Reserve]], [[Kenya]], October 2012]] | [[Image:Athi Short-toed Lark.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Athi Short-toed Lark<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />[[Masai Mara National Reserve]], [[Kenya]], October 2012]] | ||
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Alternative name: Rufous Short-toed Lark
- Alaudala somalica
Calandrella somalica Includes: Athi Short-toed Lark
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. megaensis:
- Southern Ethiopia
- A. s. somalica:
- Eastern Ethiopia to northern Somalia
- A. s. perconfusa:
- Central and western plateau of northern Somalia
- A. s. athensis : Athi Short-toed Lark
Habitat
Dry lowland grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Somali Short-toed Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Somali_Short-toed_Lark
