Gray's Lark (Ammomanopsis grayi)

Other Names (World)
Gray's Lark, Gray's Sand Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wahlberg, 1855)

Habitat
Hot desert.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Namibia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A short 'tseet' or 'tew=tew' uttered in flight. Song is very high-pitched, un-lark-like mixture of descending, metallic sounding 'tinks' and whistles, normally given before dawn.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Gray's Lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) [XC185636]
by id from National West Coast Tourist Recreational Area, Erongo, Namibia (song)

Gray's Lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) [XC65276]
by Niall Perrins from Doros Crater area, Namibia (song)

Subspecies
Traditionally placed in genus Ammomanes and in the past thought to form a superspecies with Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti), but apparent similarities now attributed to convergence. Genetic evidence indicates that it is much closer to Certhilauda and Chersomanes. Upperpart coloration closely linked to soil colour, darker in north; pale birds reappear on whitish sands in far north of range (south to extreme north-western Namibia), may represent an undescribed taxon.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hoeschi (Niethammer, 1955) - Coastal plain of south-western Angola and north-western Namibia (south to Cape Cross).
grayi (Wahlberg, 1855) - Coastal plain of central and southern Namibia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grays Lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) - 10 files

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