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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Ash's Lark* |
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Mirafra ashi |
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Other Names (World)
Ash's Lark, Ash's Bushlark
Family
Alaudidae (Larks)
Size
14 cm
First Described (Guide)
Colston, 1982
Habitat
Semi-arid (350 mm rainfall), open, grassy coastal plains with a few, small, scattered bushes.
Somalia (B).
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Eastern coastal plain of Somalia in area of Uarshek (80 km north of Mogadishu).
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Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction through coastal developments may be the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Singing Lark (Mirafra cantillans) and Pink-breasted Lark (Calendulauda poecilosterna) are less greyish and less marked on mantle. Former has thicker bill and latter has pinkish breast. Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) and Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra) are larger.
References
See References.
BirdLife International
For more information about the Ashs Lark see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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