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;[[:Category:Melanocorypha|Melanocorypha]] maxima | ;[[:Category:Melanocorypha|Melanocorypha]] maxima | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found on the [[Tibet|Tibetan]] plateau from north-west [[India]] to central [[China]] |
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| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | + | Three subspecies are recognised by some authorities: ''M. m. maxima'', ''M. m. holdereri'' and ''M. m. flavescens''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanocorypha+maxima}} | {{GSearch|Melanocorypha+maxima}} | ||
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- Melanocorypha maxima
Identification
Distribution
Asia: found on the Tibetan plateau from north-west India to central China
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Three subspecies are recognised by some authorities: M. m. maxima, M. m. holdereri and M. m. flavescens[2]
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tibetan Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tibetan_Lark
