Identification
A small, compact lark with golden-tawny upperparts that appear scaly in fresh plumage, a short diffuse eyebrow that does not extend beyond the eye, and a bicolored bill that is pale below with the tip and ridge of the upper mandible dark. Underparts are pale, with diffuse tawny streaks on the breast. The tail is tricolored, mostly blackish with golden-rufous central feathers and white outer feathers, conspicuous in flight. Movements are poorly known, but small groups are partial migrants and nomads in scrubby semi-desert on reddish sands with grass. Vocalizations are poorly known, but one recording suggests varied whistles, churrs, and tweets, including imitations, and an aerial display. Kordofan is easily confused with the very similar Dunn’s Lark, which is paler, lacks breast streaking, and has a uniform pinkish horn-colored bill.