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