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