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Short-toed Lark

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

Greater Short-toed Lark

Native Habitat

Open country

Diet

Seeds, Insects

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Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

The short-toed lark breeds in southern Europe, north-west Africa, and across temperate Asia from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. During migration they form large flocks that fly in synchrony and at other times they form loose flocks.

Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    বড় ভোঁতাভরত
  • Gujarati:
    પુલક, સાદુ ચંડુલ
  • Hindi:
    पुल्लक
  • Malayalam:
    കൂട്ടപ്പാടി
  • Marathi:
    मोठा पांगुळ चंडोल
  • Nepali:
    वर्तिका भारद्वाज
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
ALAUDIDAE
Calandrella brachydactyla