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[[Image:Thekla_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by averity<br />Photo taken: Extremadura, Spain.]] | [[Image:Thekla_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by averity<br />Photo taken: Extremadura, Spain.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | It has a long spiky erectile crest. Dark-streaked grey above and whitish below, grey underwings. The sexes are similar. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Iberia]], northern [[Africa]], and sub-Saharan Africa from [[Senegal]] to [[Somalia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry open country, often at some altitude. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests on the ground, laying 2-6 eggs. | ||
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| + | The diet includes weed seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thekla+Lark}} | {{GSearch|Thekla+Lark}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 29 June 2008
- Galerida theklae
Identification
It has a long spiky erectile crest. Dark-streaked grey above and whitish below, grey underwings. The sexes are similar.
Distribution
Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dry open country, often at some altitude.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground, laying 2-6 eggs.
The diet includes weed seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season.
