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Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris
Afrikaanse naam: Pinkbeklewerik

Description:
A Small lark with a short distinctive pinkish bill, with rich rufous-buff underparts which contrast with the white throat and unstreaked flanks and buff outer tail feathers.

Status:
Nomadic in the west, near endemic.

Habitat:
Short open grasslands, fallow fields and desert shrubs. This one was photographed in the Kgalagadi TFP between the dunes just outside Tweeriveren Camp on the way to Mata-Mata. They had good rains that year.