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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, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Oriental Skylark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Oriental_Skylark
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