India Lark ID-3 ? (1 Viewer)

aloktewari

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• Mar 20, 2018

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Lark ... Crested- Vs Sky- ... ?

Size : House Sparrow

Location : Basai Wetlands, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Date : 26.02.2018 / 9.10 am

 

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CARERY

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• Mar 20, 2018

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Slightly agitated Oriental Skylark for me. Tail and primary projection would be longer in Eurasian Skylark, bill would be longer in Crested Lark.

 

aloktewari

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• Mar 21, 2018

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Thank you Carery ...
Skylark was my provisional ID ... not sure about Eur. / Orient. though ... in a discussion on a previous thread, it was mentioned that even one clear long primary projection indicated it to a Eurasian ... !
Best regards,
Alok.

 

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Earnest lad

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• Mar 22, 2018

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Please can anyone advise if the attached could in any way possibly also be an Oriental Skylark too?
Was seen in Sri Lanka
Others have kindly suggested it is a Paddyfield Pipit, but I can't get my head around the apparent crest that it is showing.

 

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aloktewari

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• Mar 22, 2018

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In response to kasfig's image ...
Looks to be a Paddyfield, alright ... any bird, when excited or agitated can raise the crown feather to a variable extent, probably more of a reflex action ...
However, final word on the original thread image is still awaited ...
Alok.

 

CARERY

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• Mar 22, 2018

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I was hoping somebody else would chip in... I only could repeat what I wrote in my first post. I don't think the pp is long enough for Eurasian and also the tail seems to be too short.

As for the bird from Sri Lanka, this bird is for sure a pipit - note the very long tarsus!

 

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Earnest lad

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• Mar 22, 2018

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Dear all
Thanks for confirming the Sri Lankan Pipit as Paddyfield and not Oriental Lark. Thanks aloktewari and Carery. I now know what a tarsus so am learning as I go along.