Class Aves Family Alaudidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Scientific name Rhamphocoris clotbey | |
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Genus RamphocorisBonaparte, 1850 Similar Temminck's lark, Dunn's lark, Ammomanes, Alaemon, Greater hoopoe‑lark | ||
Thick billed lark ramphocoris clotbey
The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) or Clotbey lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
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Thick billed lark ramphocoris clotbey
Taxonomy and systematics
It was named after Antoine Clot. It was originally described as belonging to the genus Melanocorypha and is now placed in the monotypic genus Ramphocoris.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in northern Africa from Mauritania and Morocco to Libya, also in central regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.
References
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