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− | [[Image:Indian_Short-toed_Lark.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Indian_Short-toed_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Seyed+Babak+Mus|Seyed Babak Mus}}<br />Location: Near the shore in Soorgalm Creek]] |
+ | '''Alternative name: Indian Short-toed Lark''' | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Alaudala|Alaudala]] raytal | ||
+ | ''Calandrella raytal'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 13cm. Greyish sandy, with dark brown streaks, from above, while the belly is white, sparsely and indistinctly dark-streaked on the sides. Supercilium and cheeks are white. Shortish black and white tail. Sexes alike. | |
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[India]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Diet includes weed, seeds and insects. | ||
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+ | Nesting Season: February to May. Nest: A cup like depression in the ground at the base of a shrub, lined with grass, hair, etc. Eggs: 3, sometimes 2. Yellowish or greyish white, freckled with brown. Both sexes share domestic chores. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Lark+raytal}} | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Alaudala]] |
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Alternative name: Indian Short-toed Lark
- Alaudala raytal
Calandrella raytal
Identification
13cm. Greyish sandy, with dark brown streaks, from above, while the belly is white, sparsely and indistinctly dark-streaked on the sides. Supercilium and cheeks are white. Shortish black and white tail. Sexes alike.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Diet includes weed, seeds and insects.
Nesting Season: February to May. Nest: A cup like depression in the ground at the base of a shrub, lined with grass, hair, etc. Eggs: 3, sometimes 2. Yellowish or greyish white, freckled with brown. Both sexes share domestic chores.