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[[Image:Malabar_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Saurabh+Sawant|Saurabh Sawant}}<br />Kaas, Satara, Maharashtra, [[India]], September 2008]]
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;[[: Category:Galerida|Galerida]] malabarica
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==Identification==
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16 cm (6¼ in)<br />
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Long spiky erectile crest. Dark and heavy streaking above. Rufous-buff flanks. Medium spotting on the breast. The sexes are similar.
  
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;Galerida malabarica
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==Similar Species==
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The Malabar Lark, or Malabar Crested Lark, Galerida malabarica, is a sedentary breeding bird in western India.
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[[Image:Lark_Malabar_Crested_IMG_0157.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mehtasa|mehtasa}}<br />Ram Dharneshwar, Near Alibag, Maharashtra, [[India]], January 2008]]
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Similar to [[Crested Lark]] but smaller, darker and heavily streaked above, rufous-buff below mainly on flanks. Pale rufous outer tail feathers.
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Can be confused with [[Oriental Skylark]] but less spotting on the breast, heavier bill and longer crest. Pale rufous outer tail feathers.
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Call is different.
  
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This is a common bird of open country, cultivation and scrub, often at some altitude. It nests on the ground, laying two to three eggs. Its food is seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season.
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==Distribution==
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Western [[India]].
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which in the past has been treated as conspecific with [[Thekla Lark]].
  
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This is a smallish lark, slightly smaller than the Skylark. It has a long spiky erectile crest. It is greyer than the Skylark, and lacks the white wing and tail edges of that species, which is a winter visitor to India.
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==Habitat==
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Open country, cultivation and scrub.
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It is very similar to the Crested Lark, Galerida cristata, which breeds in northern India. It is smaller and dark-streaked reddish brown in plumage, whereas the Crested Lark is grey. The belly is white. The sexes are similar.
 
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The Sykes's Lark, or Tawny Lark, Galerida deva, is another Indian relative. That species also has reddish-brown plumage, but is smaller, shorter-billed, with a stiff upright crest and has plain rufous underparts.
 
  
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==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
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Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
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====Diet====
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They forage on the ground, it is believed for seeds, beetles and ants, but their diet is not well recorded.
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====Vocalisation====
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{{ Audio|malabar_lark_song.mp3 }}
  
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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Bhimashankar WLS, Pune, Maharashtra, [[India]], Jan-2016<br />
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Song given by one individual, foraging at Sunset time.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Galerida malabarica" {{!}} "Malabar Lark"}}
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Latest revision as of 19:23, 31 May 2023

Photo by Saurabh Sawant
Kaas, Satara, Maharashtra, India, September 2008
Galerida malabarica

Identification

16 cm (6¼ in)
Long spiky erectile crest. Dark and heavy streaking above. Rufous-buff flanks. Medium spotting on the breast. The sexes are similar.

Similar Species

Photo by mehtasa
Ram Dharneshwar, Near Alibag, Maharashtra, India, January 2008

Similar to Crested Lark but smaller, darker and heavily streaked above, rufous-buff below mainly on flanks. Pale rufous outer tail feathers. Can be confused with Oriental Skylark but less spotting on the breast, heavier bill and longer crest. Pale rufous outer tail feathers. Call is different.

Distribution

Western India.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been treated as conspecific with Thekla Lark.

Habitat

Open country, cultivation and scrub.

Behaviour

Breeding

Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.

Diet

They forage on the ground, it is believed for seeds, beetles and ants, but their diet is not well recorded.

Vocalisation

Recording by Alok Tewari
Bhimashankar WLS, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Jan-2016
Song given by one individual, foraging at Sunset time.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)

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External Links

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