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− | {{ | + | [[Image:greater_short-toed_lark_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''C. b. longipennis''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], February-2018]] |
− | ;Calandrella brachydactyla | + | ;[[:Category:Calandrella|Calandrella]] brachydactyla |
− | [[Image: | + | ==Identification== |
− | == | + | 14–15 cm<br /> |
+ | A short-billed lark with long [[Topography#Wings|tertials]] | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Image:Greater short toed Lark3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Scottishdude|Scottishdude}}<br />Track by Lucio del Lobo, Sepulveda, [[Spain]], May, 2010]] | ||
+ | [[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Middle East]], [[Asia]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], [[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Balkans]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Moldova]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Arabian Peninsula''', [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]][[Siberia]], [[Turkestan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], Inner [[Mongolia]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[South Korea]], [[Japan]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]] | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:1181200606041734E ShorttoedLark.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|mikeprince|mikeprince }}<br />Belen Plain, Extremadura, [[Spain]], June 2006 ]] | ||
+ | [[Syke's Short-toed Lark]] was formerly included in this species. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''C. b. brachydactyla'': | ||
+ | :*Mediterranean environs and islands | ||
+ | *''C. b. hungarica'': | ||
+ | :*[[Hungary]] | ||
+ | *''C. b. rubiginosa'': | ||
+ | :*Northern [[Africa]] ([[Morocco]], [[Algeria]] and [[Tunisia]]); [[Malta]] | ||
+ | *''C. b. woltersi'': | ||
+ | :*North-western [[Syria]] and adjacent southern [[Turkey]] | ||
+ | *''C. b. hermonensis'': | ||
+ | :*[[Sinai]] Peninsula to extreme southern [[Turkey]] and eastern [[Syria]] | ||
+ | *''C. b. artemisiana'': | ||
+ | :*Asia Minor, Transcaucasia and north-western [[Iran]] | ||
+ | *''C. b. longipennis (orientalis)'': | ||
+ | :*Caucasus to [[Ukraine]], northern [[Mongolia]] and north-eastern [[China]]; >eastern [[Africa]] | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Semi-arid farm land, fields, short-grass steppe and desert scrub. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | A wide variety of invertebrates, seeds and green vegetable matter. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Calandrella brachydactyla (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Calandrella brachydactyla (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Calandrella brachydactyla (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Calandrella brachydactyla (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Calandrella+brachydactyla}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|Greater_Short_toed_lark}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calandrella][[Category:Videos]]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 21:41, 6 March 2018
- Calandrella brachydactyla
Identification
14–15 cm
A short-billed lark with long tertials
Distribution
Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia
Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Gibraltar, Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Hungary, Balkans, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Crete, Corfu, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan
Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
Asia: Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, GeorgiaSiberia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Japan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar
Taxonomy
Syke's Short-toed Lark was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- C. b. brachydactyla:
- Mediterranean environs and islands
- C. b. hungarica:
- C. b. rubiginosa:
- C. b. woltersi:
- C. b. hermonensis:
- C. b. artemisiana:
- Asia Minor, Transcaucasia and north-western Iran
- C. b. longipennis (orientalis):
Habitat
Semi-arid farm land, fields, short-grass steppe and desert scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
A wide variety of invertebrates, seeds and green vegetable matter.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Calandrella brachydactyla (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Short-toed Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Short-toed_Lark
External Links
[[Category:Calandrella]]