Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
The Desert Lark is distributed in Africa north of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and into Iran, Pakistan and north-west India. It is found in desert and semi-desert but avoids flat, sandy areas.
Features to look for are the fairly heavy bill with a brownish-yellow base and a darker culmen and tip. It is unstreaked above and has a slow, undulating flight.
There is more information available via Avibase.
The song, often given in a descending glide, is a repeated short and melodious phrase.
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