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    Opus, (mostly) Moroccan subspecies of Thekla's Lark

    Thanks a lot for your very informative comments. A big thank you to @Mark Lew1s, @Mark Harper and @Butty as well. With regard to Ethiopia, I used this map (coupled with Clements descriptions): Thekla's Lark (Galerida theklae) :: xeno-canto. Maybe the ranges overlap somewhat more in reality...
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    Opus, (mostly) Moroccan subspecies of Thekla's Lark

    Blasco Zumeta's species account says: (said to be always shorter for Crested Lark). The bill drew my attention as well, but I have no experience with the pair. Additionally, can we say that the bird in question (posted again below for easier access) has a weak face pattern and a longish tail...
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    Opus, (mostly) Moroccan subspecies of Thekla's Lark

    I was also secretly hoping one of them could somehow be a Crested Lark because the birds don't fit the subspecies descriptions all that much (surely not the last one, although I can't make it into a Crested Lark--I tried with the first one too).
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    Opus, (mostly) Moroccan subspecies of Thekla's Lark

    The geographical boundaries are hazy (the map above being the best attempt at delineating those) and the photos were taken in such places that they could potentially be assigned to more than one area, so I wanted to make sure the pictures match the descriptions. No such problems with the...
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    Opus, (mostly) Moroccan subspecies of Thekla's Lark

    I was wondering how far we can get with these pictures. * * * Range descriptions from Galerida theklae (Thekla Lark) - Avibase or the newest Clements checklist. erlangeri N Morocco (e to Algerian border, s to Middle Atlas) ruficolor NE and c Morocco, coastal Algeria and n Tunisia...
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