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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | It has a long spiky erectile crest. Dark-streaked grey above and whitish below, grey underwings. Notice upper-tail coverts are rusty in contrast with greyish rump. The sexes are similar. | ||
+ | ====Similar species==== | ||
+ | [[Crested Lark]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Iberia]], northern [[Africa]], and sub-Saharan Africa from [[Senegal]] to [[Somalia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ''Galerida theklae'' has 12 subspecies.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Dry open country, often at some altitude. | ||
+ | *Specifically for Iberia:<br /> | ||
+ | **Rocky or stony soil with stones larger than about 1cm diameter. | ||
+ | **Presence of shrubs from about 20cm to over 1m and can include some trees usually oaks (Cork and Holm Oak) or Pines (Stone and Maritime) | ||
+ | **Percentage of woody vegetation cover sparse to 100% - usually scrub. | ||
+ | **In areas with high cover they can be on sandy soils, fixed dunes and heaths etc. | ||
+ | **Some bare ground at least - tracks are sufficient. | ||
+ | **Habitats usually covering large or very large areas with low human impact. | ||
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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. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2059438 Birdforum discussion] of habitat choice | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thekla+Lark}} | {{GSearch|Thekla+Lark}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Galerida]] |
Latest revision as of 17:01, 14 September 2017
- Galerida theklae
Identification
It has a long spiky erectile crest. Dark-streaked grey above and whitish below, grey underwings. Notice upper-tail coverts are rusty in contrast with greyish rump. The sexes are similar.
Similar species
Distribution
Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia.
Taxonomy
Galerida theklae has 12 subspecies.[1]
Habitat
Dry open country, often at some altitude.
- Specifically for Iberia:
- Rocky or stony soil with stones larger than about 1cm diameter.
- Presence of shrubs from about 20cm to over 1m and can include some trees usually oaks (Cork and Holm Oak) or Pines (Stone and Maritime)
- Percentage of woody vegetation cover sparse to 100% - usually scrub.
- In areas with high cover they can be on sandy soils, fixed dunes and heaths etc.
- Some bare ground at least - tracks are sufficient.
- Habitats usually covering large or very large areas with low human impact.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground, laying 2-6 eggs.
The diet includes weed seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season.
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. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Birdforum discussion of habitat choice
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Thekla's Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thekla%27s_Lark