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[[Image:Indian_Bushlark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh <br/>Location:  Manchinebele Dam ]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Location:  Manchinebele Dam
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White supercilium and post-auricular border. Crown and upperparts heavily streaked. Pale underparts with spotted breast.
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The Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark (Mirafra erythroptera) is a species of bushlark found in South Asia.
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Most wing coverts, tertials and central tail feathers have pale centres. Primary coverts look all brown.
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==Distribution==
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==Taxonomy==
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Pale and found mostly in arid areas. Has cheek patch completely bounded by white supercilium and post-auricular border. Crown and upperparts heavily streaked. Pale underparts have large spots on the breast. Differentiable from Jerdon's Bushlark by longer tail, shorter bill and legs. Most wing coverts, tertials and central tail feathers have pale centres. Primary coverts look all brown.
 
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Sings from bush tops but does not usually perch on trees or wires. Calls similar to that of Jerdon's but is lower and has longer rattling tremolos. Often falling in pitch
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==External Links==
 
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Revision as of 15:56, 3 October 2007

Mirafra erythroptera
Photo by Rakesh
Location: Manchinebele Dam

Identification

White supercilium and post-auricular border. Crown and upperparts heavily streaked. Pale underparts with spotted breast. Most wing coverts, tertials and central tail feathers have pale centres. Primary coverts look all brown.

Distribution

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

External Links

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