THE FIRST RECORD OF THE THICK-BILLED LARK RHAMPHOCORIS CLOTBEY (BONAPARTE, 1850) FOR IRAQ

Abstract

A male specimen of the thick-billed lark Rhamphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850) was collected in Al-Najaf Desert, south desert district of Iraq. Measurements of the specimen and some notes on the habitat were provided. This report constitutes the first record of this avian species in Iraq.