Dunn's Lark

Eremalauda dunni (Shelley, 1904)

Dunn's Lark, Eremalauda dunni, is a lark of the African Sahel, breeding from Mauritania through Mali, Niger and Chad to central Sudan. It was described by Shelley in 1904. It lives in flat, dry country with sparse cover, including grass and scattered bushes. The bird has a stocky build, a large head and broad wings, and its plumage shows pale sandy-brown upperparts with darker streaking, whitish underparts, a pale eye stripe and dark facial markings. Its short tail and large pale bill are also notable.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Alaudidae — Larks

Breeding range

Africa: Mauritania to c Sudan