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 CR    Archer's Lark* Id (Atlas):
    Heteromirafra archeri Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Liben Lark, Archer's Lark, Archer's Long-clawed Lark, Somali Lark, Somali Long-clawed Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Clarke, 1920

Habitat
Open grassland and the other fairly open, rocky country with scattered and sparse bush and limited grass cover. Avoids open spaces.

Range (Guide)
Somalia (B).

North-western Somalia.
 
Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Grassland habitat destruction through cultivation, human settlement are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

 
Archer's Lark (Heteromirafra archeri) [XC300337]
     by Peter Boesman from Liben plain, Ethiopia (song)

 
Archer's Lark (Heteromirafra archeri) [XC121599]
     by Peter Boesman from Jijiga, Somali, Ethiopia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Sidamo Lark (Heteromirafra sidamoensis) and Rudd's Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi).

Similar Species
Singing Lark (Mirafra cantillans) is longer-tailed, with obvious rusty wing-patches.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Archers Lark (Heteromirafra archeri) - 10 files


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