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Beesley's Lark

Chersomanes beesleyi

Description:

The Beesley's Lark is one of the world's rarest birds, occurring on just a single arid grassland plain north of Arusha in Tanzania. The total population is estimated at just a few hundred pairs at most. The second image shows how camouflaged these birds are in their short grass habitat.

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1 Comment

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Really nice finding, hard to find from 2nd picture,
I had also observed Hoopoe playing hide and seek, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/817...

AdamRiley
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AdamRiley

Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania

Spotted on May 28, 2009
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011

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