Prakruti Parichay
AlaudidaeAmmomanes

Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomsnes cinctura

15–15 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Baluchistan and SW Pakistan. Similar to Desert Lartc and best told by blackish terminal ber to rufous tail. Also tertials are orangey-buff {colder grey - brown on Desert! and contrast more markedly with blackish primaries. Further. is smaller and stockier than Desert. with more upright stance. and has shorter and finer bill (which is mainly pinkish-horn; dark culmen and tip, with pale yellow lower mand ible in Desan]. Juvenile is similar to adult, although looks scruffier, and paler, more creamy-coloured, with a less distinct tail-bar. Found in pairs or scattered flocks. Runs quickly and often prefers to escape this way. Frequently a dopts an upright posture on the ground. Low stony hills and barren gravelly plains.

Colour

BlackRufous / Red-brownBuff / TanGrey
Average size
15 cm
Habitat
Low stony hills and barren gravelly plains.
Behaviour
Resident., Found in pairs or scattered flocks. Runs quickly and often prefers to escape this way. Frequently a dopts an upright posture on the ground.

About this bird

Resident. Baluchistan and SW Pakistan. Similar to Desert Lartc and best told by blackish terminal ber to rufous tail. Also tertials are orangey-buff {colder grey - brown on Desert! and contrast more markedly with blackish primaries. Further. is smaller and stockier than Desert. with more upright stance. and has shorter and finer bill (which is mainly pinkish-horn; dark culmen and tip, with pale yellow lower mand ible in Desan]. Juvenile is similar to adult, although looks scruffier, and paler, more creamy-coloured, with a less distinct tail-bar. Found in pairs or scattered flocks. Runs quickly and often prefers to escape this way. Frequently a dopts an upright posture on the ground. Low stony hills and barren gravelly plains.

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Bar-tailed Lark is bigger than Black-throated Accentor but smaller than Altai Accentor.

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Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomsnes cinctura

15–15 cm