Larks (Alaudidae) - HBW 9
Thick-billed Lark (Ramphocoris clotbey)
French: Alouette de Clot-bey
German: Knackerlerche
Spanish: Calandria Picogorda
Other common names: Clotbey(’s) Lark
Taxonomy: Melanocorypha clot-bey Bonaparte, 1850, Egyptian Desert.
Spelling of genus name often emended to Rhamphocorys. Monotypic.
Distribution: Deserts of NW Africa (Western Sahara, extreme N Mauritania, S & SE Morocco, W & interior N Algeria, C & S Tunisia, NW Libya), C Jordan and N Saudi Arabia.
- Least Concern
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A male walking and foraging and approaching another one Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 2 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
A male walking among vegetation Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 2 years ago 34 sec 4.1 -
A male walking next to other individuals and then eating an insect Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 2 years ago 39 sec 4.1 -
A breeding male walking on the ground Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 29 February 2008 1 year ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A male in the shade protecting itself from the sun Saudi Arabia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1992 4 years ago 22 sec 3.2 -
A male on the ground Saudi Arabia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1992 4 years ago 30 sec 2.7
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A standing bird. Er Rachidia, Morocco
Aleix Comas 30 March 2009 48 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult foraging on the ground. Tamlelt, Figuig Province, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 12 February 2009 23 weeks ago 2.5 -
An adult male in breeding plumage on the ground Missour, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 1 April 2006 1 year ago 2
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