This is probably one of the strangest larks I have photographed, a Thick-billed lark with a name that really makes sense! This is a male, it has more distinct color patches than the female: black face, white eye ring, white lore spot and a white cheek spot. The bill is bluish white and, for a lark, very big and rough. The breast is black-spotted, which, however, is not visible in this picture. This lark occurs in dry bush landscapes and hot deserts in northern Africa and around the Arabian peninsula.