Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Desert Lark, Ouarzazate, Morocco, April 2014 - click for larger image Ouarzazate, Morocco
April 2014

The Desert Lark is distributed in Africa north of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and into Iran, Pakistan and north-west India. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in desert and semi-desert but avoids flat, sandy areas.

Desert Lark, Ouarzazate, Morocco, April 2014 - click for larger image It is distinguished from the Bar-tailed Lark A. cinctura by the darker culmen on the longer bill, the barring on the breast and the less rounded head. The voice is also different.
Desert Lark, Ouarzazate, Morocco, April 2014 - click for larger image
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