Somali Short-toed Lark
Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895
Alaudidae — Larks
Somali Short-toed Lark, Alaudala somalica, is a lark of eastern and north-eastern Africa, living in subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It was described by Sharpe in 1895. The species is placed in the family Alaudidae and the order Passeriformes. Its recognised range includes northwest Somalia, east Ethiopia and north Somalia, south Ethiopia to central Kenya, and southern Kenya to northern Tanzania. It was once treated as part of the Mediterranean short-toed lark, and the Athi short-toed lark was also formerly included with it.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae — Larks
- Breeding range
- Africa: e, ne
