Larks (Alaudidae)
Dupont's Lark (Chersophilus duponti) - HBW 9, p. 568
French: Sirli de Dupont
German: Dupontlerche
Spanish: Alondra Ricotí
Taxonomy: Alauda Duponti Vieillot, 1820, Provence, south France.
Relationships uncertain. Races well differentiated; populations from Morocco E to N Tunisia, however, somewhat intermediate in colour between nominate and margaritae, and locally rather variable. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- duponti (Vieillot, 1820) - Spain (mainly E Castilla y León and Aragón, also W Castilla y León near Portuguese border, E Castilla-La Mancha and SE Andalucía), Morocco (mostly in NE, E of Midelt and R Moulouya, also some recent records from S of Great Atlas) and N Algeria (Hauts Plateaux).
- margaritae (Koenig, 1888) - Algeria (S slopes of Atlas Mts E to Biskra), SE Tunisia, N Libya and coastal W Egypt.
- Near Threatened
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A bird walking and singing from the ground Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp duponti)
Miguel Ángel Biels... 22 March 2006 3 years ago 10 sec 4.8 -
A bird walking and foraging on the ground Mediana de Aragón, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp duponti)
Miguel Ángel Biels... 28 February 2006 3 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
A bird flying high and singing El Planerón Ornithological Reserve, Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp duponti)
Guus van Duin 19 March 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 3.4 -
A bird walking on the ground and then perched on a rock singing. Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain (ssp duponti)
Paul Clarke 25 May 2008 45 weeks ago 59 sec 3.3 -
A bird singing while flying El Planerón Ornithological Reserve, Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp duponti)
Guus van Duin 19 March 2006 2 years ago 4 sec 3.1 -
A bird performing a song in the air El Planerón Ornithological Reserve, Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp duponti)
Guus van Duin 19 March 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 3.1
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On the plains after a big snow storm Zaida, Morocco (ssp duponti)
auf 31 January 2006 20 weeks ago 4
- No sound recordings available yet
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