The bird's common name and binomial commemorate the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer.

The bird's preferred habitat is open grasslands and rocky country, vegetated with tussocky perennial grasses and having an annual rainfall of 300–400 mm (12–16 in).

[10][11] The population is estimated to number 50–250 mature individuals, based on a lack of confirmed sightings despite several searches having been conducted since 1955 in Somalia and Ethiopia.

[1] The region's local human population is under increasing pressure due to the arrival of refugees from drought-stricken and tribal conflict areas.

Moreover, the development of a watering point in the core of the species' range has led to livestock concentration, causing habitat disturbance, overgrazing, and trampling.

[1] The Liben lark's habitat continues to degrade, possibly due to overgrazing and the conversion of grassland into cultivated land.

[1] Historical land use by refugees in the Liben lark's original grassland site in Somaliland led to the loss of essential grasses.

Settlements, fires, and invasive species exacerbate habitat loss, threatening the Liben lark's survival.