Larks (Alaudidae)
Thick-billed Lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) - HBW 9, p. 578
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.
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A male walking and foraging and approaching another one Locality Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 5 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
A male walking among vegetation Locality Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 5 years ago 34 sec 4.6 -
A male walking next to other individuals and then eating an insect Locality Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2007 5 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
A male in the shade protecting itself from the sun Locality Saudi Arabia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1992 7 years ago 22 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking Locality Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco
Pascal Vagner 27 March 2012 36 weeks ago 38 sec 3.7 -
A breeding male walking on the ground Locality Boulemane, Boulemane Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 29 February 2008 4 years ago 42 sec 3.3
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A bird seen from the side, foraging on the ground, extremely well camouflaged! Oued R'mal; en route Erfoud-Midelt.
Locality Erfoud, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 23 November 2006 1 year ago 4.3 -
Male on the ground.
Locality Asrir, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 18 April 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
Thick-billed Lark. Male on breeding grounds
Locality Tilemsoun, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco
Patrick Bergier 3 March 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
on the ground at the Hamada
Locality Ovda Valley, Negev Desert, Israel
Lior Kislev 13 March 2012 1 year ago 3.2 -
Stunning adult bird, part of a flock of c150 present along the Sheharut Road, just off the Ovda Road.
Locality Sheharut Road, Arava Valley, Israel (Monotypic species)
AdsBowley 24 March 2011 2 years ago 3.1 -
A standing bird.
Locality Er Rachidia, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Aleix Comas 30 March 2009 4 years ago 3
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