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;[[:Category:Alauda|Alauda]] gulgula | ;[[:Category:Alauda|Alauda]] gulgula | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Size: 16 cm | + | [[Image:oriental_skylark_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. g. inconspicua''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], July-2016]] |
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| − | Streaked, yellow-brown upper plumage, Buffy-white outer tail feathers and a short crest. Rufous tinge to primaries, but not as rufous as [[Mirafra]]. Small fine bill. Sexes are similar. | + | Streaked, yellow-brown upper plumage, Buffy-white outer tail feathers and a short crest. Rufous tinge to primaries, but not as rufous as [[Mirafra]]. Small fine bill.<br /> |
| − | + | Sexes are similar. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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| + | Western, Central, South-east [[Asia]] and [[China]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| − | + | [[Image:DSCN9179 1 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|portnoy58|portnoy58}}<br />Huay Mai Teng Reservoir, Ratchaburi, Thailand, April 2011]] | |
| − | inconspicua, lhamarum, | + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| + | *''A. g. inconspicua: | ||
| + | :*Transcaspia to [[Turkmenistan]], eastern [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]] and north-western [[India]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. lhamarum'': | ||
| + | :*Pamir Mountains and western [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to northern Punjab) | ||
| + | *''A. g. weigoldi'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[China]] (Shandong to southern Shaanxi and central Sichuan) | ||
| + | *''A. g. inopinata'': | ||
| + | :*[[Tibet|Tibetan]] plateau, eastern Qinghai, Gansu and south-western Inner [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. vernayi'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Himalayas and adjacent China (ae Xizang and western Yunnan) | ||
| + | *''A. g. gulgula'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern India to [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. coelivox'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern and southern China to northern [[Vietnam]]; Hainan Island | ||
| + | *''A. g.'' wattersi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Taiwan]] and [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Prefers open land and short grass, often near waterbodies. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Usually solitary or loose flocks. Runs short distances and crouches when disturbed. | |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Its diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Nests on Ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Alauda+gulgula}} | {{GSearch|Alauda+gulgula}} | ||
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- Alauda gulgula
Identification
Size: 16 cm
Streaked, yellow-brown upper plumage, Buffy-white outer tail feathers and a short crest. Rufous tinge to primaries, but not as rufous as Mirafra. Small fine bill.
Sexes are similar.
Distribution
Western, Central, South-east Asia and China.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- A. g. inconspicua:
- Transcaspia to Turkmenistan, eastern Iran, Afghanistan and north-western India
- A. g. lhamarum:
- Pamir Mountains and western Himalayas (Kashmir to northern Punjab)
- A. g. weigoldi:
- Eastern China (Shandong to southern Shaanxi and central Sichuan)
- A. g. inopinata:
- A. g. vernayi:
- Eastern Himalayas and adjacent China (ae Xizang and western Yunnan)
- A. g. gulgula:
- A. g. coelivox:
- South-eastern and southern China to northern Vietnam; Hainan Island
- A. g. wattersi:
Habitat
Prefers open land and short grass, often near waterbodies.
Behaviour
Usually solitary or loose flocks. Runs short distances and crouches when disturbed.
Diet
Its diet includes seeds and insects.
Breeding
Nests on Ground.
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Oriental Skylark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Oriental_Skylark
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