About the Thick-billed Lark
The thick-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae native to north Africa and the far southwest of Asia, in the northern Sahara and Arabian Deserts.
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It is a large, stoutly-built lark, 17–18 cm long, with males weighing 52–55 g and females 45 g. The bill is exceptionally stout (the thickest of any lark), pale blue-grey with a darker grey tip and a bulbous curved culmen. The wing has a white trailing edge, conspicuous in flight, reminiscent of white-winged lark though with less extensive white than that species. Adult males have extensive black spots on the breast and a black face mask with white chin and spots below and round the eye; in females, the black markings are smaller and less well marked.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Short-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuanaThe short-clawed lark or short-clawed bush-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
Hume's Short-toed LarkCalandrella acutirostrisHume's short-toed lark is similar in size and appearance to the greater short-toed lark but is generally a duller-looking bird with slightly darker plumage and a slightly smaller beak.
Sun LarkGalerida modestaThe sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
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