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| − | [[Image:Indian_Short-toed_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Seyed Babak Mus]] | + | [[Image:Indian_Short-toed_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Seyed Babak Mus <br/> Location: near to shore in Soorgalm creek]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13cm. Greyish sandy, with dark brown streaks, from above, while the belly is white, sparsely and indistinctly dark-streaked on the sides. Supercilium and cheeks are white. Shortish black and white tail. Sexes alike. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[India]] | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| − | + | Diet includes weed, seeds and insects. | |
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| − | Nest: A cup like depression in the ground at the base of a shrub, lined with grass, hair, etc. | + | Nesting Season: February to May. Nest: A cup like depression in the ground at the base of a shrub, lined with grass, hair, etc. Eggs: 3, sometimes 2. Yellowish or greyish white, freckled with brown. Both sexes share domestic chores. |
| − | Eggs: 3, sometimes 2. Yellowish or greyish white, freckled with brown. | ||
| − | Both sexes share domestic chores. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 3 October 2007
- Calandrella raytal
Identification
13cm. Greyish sandy, with dark brown streaks, from above, while the belly is white, sparsely and indistinctly dark-streaked on the sides. Supercilium and cheeks are white. Shortish black and white tail. Sexes alike.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Diet includes weed, seeds and insects.
Nesting Season: February to May. Nest: A cup like depression in the ground at the base of a shrub, lined with grass, hair, etc. Eggs: 3, sometimes 2. Yellowish or greyish white, freckled with brown. Both sexes share domestic chores.
