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Crested lark

Galerida cristata

Photo by leoarchitect
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Field Notes

Description:

spotted this lovely bird, early morning at around 7 am, in the bird sanctuary. not sure what is it.....the peg on its head, makes it look like a prince with the patterned fur on the chest like a scarf....what a royal look.!!

Habitat:

near water body, in area which was quite sandy....the bird almost camoflaged with the surrounding

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

Reference Link
Wild Things
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Comments (6)
leoarchitect
Still I shall look into the smaller details..... :) and update., if necessary!!!
leoarchitect
Yes .... you are correct...this lark is come from Kutch region, very close to jamnagar, where it was spotted. :)...Thanks once again
Wild Things
Nice! But the Crested Skylark has paler legs and is found mostly around Kutch in Gujarat hence I suggested Oriental Skylark.
leoarchitect
Thanks Lenny Worthington and Wild Things....but searched into a little more depth to realize that this fellow is a crested lark and not an oriental one...but thanks to you both a lot.... :)
Sachin Zaveri
this one is species from Lark, not sure which one, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%27s_Lark

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PublishedMarch 6, 2014

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