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Archer's Lark
Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920
Alaudidae — Larks
Archer's Lark, Heteromirafra archeri, is a lark of the family Alaudidae that breeds in south-central and north-eastern Ethiopia and north-western Somalia. It is also known as the Liben lark. Its range is tied to open grassland and rocky ground with tussocky perennial grasses, and it is associated with dry shrubland and dry lowland grassland. The bird is named for Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer. It has a relatively large head and a short, plump body, with buff underparts and a streaked breast. Its call is unknown.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae — Larks
- Breeding range
- Africa: sc, ne Ethiopia and nw Somalia
