Archive for 'Alaudidae'

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)

This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You will hear the odd bird, but here the air was filled with exited birds and signs of the beginning of breeding season. This is so typical of Socotra, as […]