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;[[: Category:Ramphocoris|Ramphocoris]] clotbey | ;[[: Category:Ramphocoris|Ramphocoris]] clotbey | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 17cm | + | 17cm (6.75 ins)<br /> |
Short thick bill; projection on lower mandible fits into notch on upper mandible<br /> | Short thick bill; projection on lower mandible fits into notch on upper mandible<br /> | ||
*Pinkish or greyish-brown upperparts | *Pinkish or greyish-brown upperparts | ||
*Large black spots on underparts | *Large black spots on underparts | ||
| − | * | + | *Black face with a white patch in centre of cheek |
*White throat and eye-ring<br /> | *White throat and eye-ring<br /> | ||
'''Females''' not so clearly marked with less streaking | '''Females''' not so clearly marked with less streaking | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet includes seeds, green plant material as well as insects. It uses its bill to cut off plant material and to dig for food. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| + | During ground display, male presents to female pebbles that are used in nest building. Nest is made on the ground or beside a stone or bush. It is a shallow scrape, with a rampart of pebbles on the exposed side and lined with vegetation. 3-5 eggs are laid and incubated by female March through May. Both parents feed young. No information available on incubation or fledging times. | ||
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| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes seeds, green plant material as well as insects. It uses its bill to cut off plant material and to dig for food. Hard seeds are swallowed whole and not husked with bill, instead grit is taken with food to aid digestion. Forages singly or in small flocks. | ||
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| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Male song, from both the ground and in flight, consists of a rapid series of twittering notes and a medley of warbling and tinkling notes. Calls include a sharp ''prit,'' usually in flight, plus ''wick-wick,'' ''sree,'' ''coo-ee,'' ''wheet-wheet-wheet,'' with an alarm call of a long plaintive whistle, ''tsu-ee''. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} | ||
| − | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 31 March 2014
- Ramphocoris clotbey
Identification
17cm (6.75 ins)
Short thick bill; projection on lower mandible fits into notch on upper mandible
- Pinkish or greyish-brown upperparts
- Large black spots on underparts
- Black face with a white patch in centre of cheek
- White throat and eye-ring
Females not so clearly marked with less streaking
Distribution
Africa and the Middle East:
Deserts of Western Sahara, extreme N Mauritania, S and SE Morocco, W and interior N Algeria, C and S Tunisia, NW Libya, C Jordan, N Saudi Arabia. An irregular and rare visitor to Egypt; a sporadic visitor to S Israel; an uncommon winter visitor to S and C Saudi Arabia; small numbers seen occasionally in W Kuwait; vagrant in S Yemen.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry shrubland and hot, stony deserts avoiding sand dunes.
Behaviour
Breeding
During ground display, male presents to female pebbles that are used in nest building. Nest is made on the ground or beside a stone or bush. It is a shallow scrape, with a rampart of pebbles on the exposed side and lined with vegetation. 3-5 eggs are laid and incubated by female March through May. Both parents feed young. No information available on incubation or fledging times.
Diet
The diet includes seeds, green plant material as well as insects. It uses its bill to cut off plant material and to dig for food. Hard seeds are swallowed whole and not husked with bill, instead grit is taken with food to aid digestion. Forages singly or in small flocks.
Vocalisation
Male song, from both the ground and in flight, consists of a rapid series of twittering notes and a medley of warbling and tinkling notes. Calls include a sharp prit, usually in flight, plus wick-wick, sree, coo-ee, wheet-wheet-wheet, with an alarm call of a long plaintive whistle, tsu-ee.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Thick-billed Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thick-billed_Lark
