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Desert lark - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the scientific name of the desert lark?
A) Mirafra deserti
B) Ammomanes deserti
C) Ammomanes algeriensis
D) Alauda deserti
  • 2. What is the conservation status of the desert lark according to the IUCN?
A) Least concern
B) Vulnerable
C) Near threatened
D) Endangered
  • 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) Fifteen
B) Thirty
C) Twenty-two
D) Ten
  • 5. To which genus was the desert lark originally classified?
A) Ammomanes
B) Alauda
C) Eremophila
D) Mirafra
  • 6. Which of the following is an alternate name for the desert lark?
A) Wood lark
B) Horned lark
C) Sand lark
D) Sky lark
  • 7. Where is the desert lark found geographically?
A) Across all of sub-Saharan Africa
B) From Morocco to western India
C) From South Africa to Kenya
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) Northern Saudi Arabia
B) Central Iran
C) Southern Morocco and south-western Algeria
D) Northern Sudan
  • 10. In which country can the subspecies A. d. insularis be found?
A) Jordan
B) Egypt
C) Bahrain
D) Oman
  • 11. What is the original genus of the Indian desert lark (A. d. phoenicuroides)?
A) Eremopterix
B) Alauda
C) Mirafra
D) Ammomanes
  • 12. The subspecies A. d. taimuri is found in which region?
A) Western Pakistan
B) Northern Oman and UAE
C) Northern Yemen
D) Central Iraq
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