Arabian lark
Species of bird
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The Arabian lark (Eremalauda eremodites) is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found from Syria to Jordan and through Saudi Arabia to Oman.
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| Arabian lark | |
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| Arabian Lark, Israel | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremalauda |
| Species: | E. eremodites |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremalauda eremodites (Meinertzhagen, 1923) | |
The Arabian lark was formerly considered conspecific with Dunn's lark, but was classified as a distinct species by the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive and by Birdlife International, and later by the International Ornithological Congress.[2][3] This species is monotypic.[4]