The Abyssinian Lark is a species of lark

Lark

Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...

 in the Alaudidae family.
It is found in eastern Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 and northwest Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

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Range, population
and habitat

M. alopex (Abyssinian Lark, Foxy Lark
) has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square km. and is found in dense, thorny scrubland.

External links

Database entry includes justification for why this species is of Least Concern.

• Abyssinian Lark song