Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni Scientific name definitions

Dunn's Lark is a predominantly sandy-colored, heavy-billed lark that occupies open desert habitats with sparse vegetation across much of the Sahara. This species is poorly known due to the very remote nature of its distribution, and until rather recently even its field characters were poorly appreciated, as the species did not feature in older field guides to the relevant region. We now know that this ostensibly resident but somewhat nomadic species makes sporadic incursions away of its main breeding range. For instance, it has been found regularly, sometimes in considerable numbers, in the southern part of Western Sahara. Until recently, Dunn's Lark was considered conspecific with the Middle Eastern Arabian Lark (Eremalauda eremodites). Improved knowledge of the two taxa has culminated in the widespread acceptance that they represent different species, based on differences in size, structure, plumage, and genetic distance (1 del Hoyo, J., and N. J. Collar (2016). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close , 2 Shirihai, H., and L. Svensson (2018). Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds. Volume 1. Passerines: Larks to Warblers. Bloomsbury, London, UK. Close ).