Alternative name: Blanford's Short-toed Lark
- Calandrella blanfordi
Includes Erlanger's Lark
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Pale brown, dark streaked upperparts
- Rufous crown, feather sometimes erected to form a crest
- Pale underparts
- Small dark patch on side of neck
Distribution
Africa and Arabia
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- C. b. blanfordi:
- C. b. erlangeri
- Highlands of Ethiopia
Rufous-capped Lark was recently split from Blanford's Lark.
Habitat
Open grassland, stoney areas and bare ground. Rolling hills
Behaviour
Diet
They are ground feeders. Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, along with some insects, such as grasshoppers and beetles.
Breeding
There is very little information. The clutch consists of two to five eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blanford's Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blanford%27s_Lark
External Links
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