Agulhas Long-billed Lark vs Black Lark

Certhilauda brevirostris comparado con Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

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Atributo Agulhas Long-billed Lark Black Lark
Nombre científico Certhilauda brevirostris Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Orden Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familia Alaudidae Alaudidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 43,0 g (1.52 oz) 62,75 g (2.21 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Agulhas Long-billed Lark only

Black Lark only

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Agulhas Long-billed Lark

Least Concern

Black Lark

About These Birds

Agulhas Long-billed Lark

Alondra trepadora de pico corto (Certhilauda brevirostris), 17–18 cm. Parecida a otras alondras trepadores pero con pico notablemente más corto y robusto. Plumaje pardo-rojizo estriado. Endémica de Sudáfrica (Karoo central). Habita en llanuras áridas. Se alimenta de insectos y pequeñas semillas.

Black Lark

The Black Lark is a large, ground-dwelling lark; males in breeding plumage are almost entirely jet-black with a slightly paler wing edge, while females are heavily streaked brown. It breeds on dry steppe and semi-desert grasslands of central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan and adjacent Russia, migrating in flocks to the northern Caspian region and Central Asia in winter. It feeds on seeds, insects, and plant matter.

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