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- Galerida modesta
Identification
Length 14-15 cm. A medium-sized lark with a dark, streaked back and heavily streaked breast; shows rufous in the wing when in flight. Bold, creamy supercilia meet on the nape, isolating the streaked cap. Short crest, frequently raised.
Distribution
Africa: Senegambia to southern Sudan and northern Uganda.
Taxonomy
Galerida modesta has four subspecies:[1]
- G. m. nigrita
- Senegambia to Sierra Leone and Mali
- G. m. modesta
- Burkina Faso to northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad and western Sudan
- G. m. struempelli
- G. m. bucolica
Habitat
Dry grassland, open savanna and cultivated lands.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sun Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sun_Lark