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Indian Bushlark
Latin Name:
Mirafra erythroptera
Category:
Size:
14cm
Description:
Sexes alike. Yellowishbrown above, streaked black; rich chestnut-rufous on wings, easily seen when bird in flight: pale white chin and throat, dull yellowish-brown below; blackish, triangular spots on breast. Pairs or small flocks; moves quietly on ground, running about or perching on small stones or bush tops; squats tight when approached but takes to wing when intruder very close; spectacular display flight, accompanied by singing, when breeding; indulges in display flights in the night too.
Habitat:
open cultivation, grass and scrub; fallow lands.
Food:
seeds, tiny insects.
Distribution:
almost all of N, NW and peninsular India; absent in Kerala, NE.
Call:
Call Description:
faint cheep chrep call note; song a faint but lively twittering.
IUCN:
National Status:
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