Desert lark - Quiz
  • 1. What is the scientific name of the desert lark?
A) Ammomanes deserti
B) Mirafra deserti
C) Ammomanes algeriensis
D) Alauda deserti
  • 2. What is the conservation status of the desert lark according to the IUCN?
A) Endangered
B) Vulnerable
C) Least concern
D) Near threatened
  • 3. In what type of environment does the desert lark breed?
A) Tropical rainforests
B) Deserts and semi-deserts
C) Alpine tundra
D) Temperate grasslands
  • 4. How many subspecies of the desert lark are recognized?
A) Twenty-two
B) Ten
C) Thirty
D) Fifteen
  • 5. To which genus was the desert lark originally classified?
A) Mirafra
B) Ammomanes
C) Alauda
D) Eremophila
  • 6. Which of the following is an alternate name for the desert lark?
A) Sand lark
B) Horned lark
C) Sky lark
D) Wood lark
  • 7. Where is the desert lark found geographically?
A) From South Africa to Kenya
B) From Morocco to western India
C) Across all of sub-Saharan Africa
D) From Spain to Central Asia
  • 8. What is the trend of the desert lark population?
A) Stable
B) Slowly increasing
C) Fluctuating significantly
D) Rapidly declining
  • 9. Where is the subspecies A. d. payni primarily found?
A) Central Iran
B) Southern Morocco and south-western Algeria
C) Northern Sudan
D) Northern Saudi Arabia
  • 10. In which country can the subspecies A. d. insularis be found?
A) Bahrain
B) Jordan
C) Egypt
D) Oman
  • 11. What is the original genus of the Indian desert lark (A. d. phoenicuroides)?
A) Ammomanes
B) Mirafra
C) Alauda
D) Eremopterix
  • 12. The subspecies A. d. taimuri is found in which region?
A) Central Iraq
B) Northern Oman and UAE
C) Western Pakistan
D) Northern Yemen
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