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Species of bird
This article is about the bird. For the genus of Nabid bugs, see Rhamphocoris. For the southern African species of similar name, see Southern thick-billed lark.
The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) or Clotbey lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.[2]
Taxonomy and systematics
It was named after Antoine Clot. It was originally described as belonging to the genus Melanocorypha and is now placed in the monotypic genus Ramphocoris.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in northern Africa from Mauritania and Morocco to Libya, also in central regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.
Gallery
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Adult, Saudi Arabia 1993
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Eggs of Ramphocoris clotbey MHNT
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ramphocoris clotbey". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717275A118707081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717275A118707081.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Ramphocoris clotbey - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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