17.11.08

(Chersophilus duponti), Alondra ricotí, Ricotí lark










La alondra ricotí  (Chersophilus duponti) es un ave en peligro de extinción que  habitaba las zonas áridas y semiáridas de Europa y del norte de África.  Hoy sólo quedan unas pocas colonias en España; en el Valle del Ebro, en los páramos del Sistema Ibérico, en La Mancha y Almería... por eso hemos puesto su  imagen en pequeños relicarios, pintados al horno y grabados en láser.
The ricotí lark (Chersophilus duponti) lived in arid and semi-arid zones of north Africa and Europe. Today is in extreme danger of extinction, just few live in Spain. In 2006 was named bird of the year in Spain and has become the symbol of the birds that for different reasons are in risk of extinction... it's the reason why we put his picture in small lockets, oven painted and with laser engravings.