Larks (Alaudidae)

Beesley's Lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) - HBW 9, p. 564

French: Alouette de Beesley German: Beesleylerche Spanish: Alondra de Beesley
Other common names: Pygmy Spike-heeled Lark

Taxonomy: Chersomanes albofasciata beesleyi Benson, 1966, Masai Plains, north of Arusha, north Tanzania.
Forms a superspecies with C. albofasciata; usually considered conspecific, but genetically distinct, widely separated geographically, and exhibits a degree of sexual plumage dimorphism. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Tanzania: area just N of Mt Meru.