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title: "Calhandra-do-deserto"
description: "Ammomanes deserti — Aves. The desert lark (Ammomanes deserti) breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/desert-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Calhandra-do-deserto

> Ammomanes deserti — Aves. The desert lark (Ammomanes deserti) breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India.

- Scientific name: *Ammomanes deserti*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1555
- Wikidata: [Q890990](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890990)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7384](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7384)

## Names

- en: Desert Lark
- de: Steinlerche
- es: Terrera Sahariana
- fr: Ammomane isabelline
- nl: Woestijnleeuwerik
- pt: Calhandra-do-deserto
- pl: Skowronik piaskowy

## Countries with the most observations

MA (302), IL (247), DZ (186), JO (140), AE (139), EG (82), SA (69), OM (53), IR (51), IN (43), PS (18), UZ (13)

## Summary

The desert lark (Ammomanes deserti) breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India.  It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, and surveys have shown that it is slowly increasing in numbers as it expands its range. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_lark

## Photo

![Calhandra-do-deserto](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63900045

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/desert-lark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).