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;[[:Category:Eremalauda|Eremalauda]] dunni | ;[[:Category:Eremalauda|Eremalauda]] dunni | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | ==Distribution | + | 14-15cm. |
| + | *Pale sand brown, dark streaked above | ||
| + | *White below | ||
| + | *Dark streaked breast | ||
| + | *Pale stripe above eye | ||
| + | *Pale eyering | ||
| + | *Dark mark under eye | ||
| + | *Dark moustache and malar stripe | ||
| + | *Black undertail, black above with rust brown central feathers and pale outer ones | ||
| + | *Pale pink or yellow bill | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Mauritania]], [[Mali]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Sudan]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Oman]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Flat arid areas with grass and light bushes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
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| + | They nest in a ground scrape, lined with vegetation. 2-3 white with black and lavender spots eggs are laid and incubated for 13-16 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eremalauda+dunni}} | {{GSearch|Eremalauda+dunni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eremalauda]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eremalauda]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 23 March 2009
- Eremalauda dunni
Identification
14-15cm.
- Pale sand brown, dark streaked above
- White below
- Dark streaked breast
- Pale stripe above eye
- Pale eyering
- Dark mark under eye
- Dark moustache and malar stripe
- Black undertail, black above with rust brown central feathers and pale outer ones
- Pale pink or yellow bill
Distribution
Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies.
Habitat
Flat arid areas with grass and light bushes.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and seeds.
They nest in a ground scrape, lined with vegetation. 2-3 white with black and lavender spots eggs are laid and incubated for 13-16 days.
References
Wikipedia
