Obbia lark

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Obbia lark
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Spizocorys
Species:
S. obbiensis
Binomial name
Spizocorys obbiensis
Witherby, 1905
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range
Synonyms
  • Calandrella obbiensis

The Obbia lark (Spizocorys obbiensis) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in central Somalia, where it is endemic. Its natural habitat is sub-tropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Formerly or presently, some authorities classified the Obbia lark as belonging to the genus Calandrella . [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys obbiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22717360A94528808. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717360A94528808.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Spizocorys obbiensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-01.