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Recordings
Length
14.0 cm
Information
Uncommon disperser in autumn, winter and spring; breeds in Kuwait. A bird of the open flat desolate desert. Sometimes observed in small flocks; up to 22 seen together in mid March 2001.
Where in Kuwait
This lark is a bird of open stony semi-desert and is frequently found in areas vacated by goat, sheep and camel herders in the western desert
In the world
It has a large range with a population that is estimated to be in decline following a recorded decline in Israel in the 1980s, probably owing to habitat loss. It breeds across much of north Africa, through northern Saudi Arabia to western Iraq. Unlike most other larks, this is a distinctive looking species on the ground and the summer male has black "horns", which give this species its alternative name.
Local threats
Habitat loss and degradation