Degodi Lark - BirdForum Opus

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Mirafra degodiensis

Identification

16cm.

• Dull brown with streaks anove
• White or cream below
• Rufous crown
• White stripe above eye
• Dark brown stripe through eye
• Breast has rufous streaks
• Dark brown iris
• Pale horn bill
• Pink brown legs

Distribution

Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Dry shrubland, 300-400m.

Behaviour

The diet includes caterpillars and grasshoppers, and it is a ground feeder.

References

ARKive

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