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It is a pale medium-small lark with a pale, stout bill that appears slightly swollen. It exhibits a subtle streaky pattern on its sandy-brown upperparts and a distinct pale eyebrow. The underparts are whitish with faint streaking, and the lark often displays a raised, streaked crest.
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When to see the Stark's Lark
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Stark's Lark
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Stark's Lark
Stark's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Captain George Shelley named the species in honour of Arthur Stark.
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Easily confused with
Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisVoice: Twelve types of vocalizations have been recorded.
Short-tailed LarkSpizocorys fremantliiThe short-tailed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriSclater's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
Side by side: Pink-billed Lark vs Stark's Lark
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