Blanford's Lark - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Blanford's Short-toed Lark

Subspecies erlangeri Photo © by Mike Barth
Ethiopia, September 2016

Calandrella blanfordi

Includes Erlanger's Lark

Identification

13–14 cm (5-5½ in)

• Pale brown, dark streaked upperparts
• Rufous crown, feather sometimes erected to form a crest
• Pale underparts
• Small dark patch on side of neck

Distribution

Africa and Arabia
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• C. b. blanfordi:

• Eritrea and northern Ethiopia

• C. b. erlangeri

• Highlands of Ethiopia

Rufous-capped Lark was recently split from Blanford's Lark.

Habitat

Open grassland, stoney areas and bare ground. Rolling hills

Behaviour

Diet

They are ground feeders. Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, along with some insects, such as grasshoppers and beetles.

Breeding

There is very little information. The clutch consists of two to five eggs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Blanford's Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Blanford%27s_Lark

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