Indochinalerche
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Indochinalerche ( Mirafra erythrocephala ) |
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The Indochinalerche ( Mirafra erythrocephala , Syn . : Mirafra marionae , Mirafra assamica marionae ) is a species from the lark family. Their distribution area is in Southeast Asia. It was originally classified as a subspecies of the Bengal Lark. Due to differences in singing, it is now classified as an independent species.
features
The Indochinalerche reaches a body length of about 15 centimeters, of which 3.7 to 4.6 centimeters are on the tail. The beak length measured from the skull is 1.47 to 1.75 centimeters. There is no noticeable sexual dimorphism , but the males are slightly larger than the females.
The Indochina Lark is lighter and a little less reddish than the closely related Bengal Lark. The vertex and the nape are gray-brown and noticeably dashed blackish-brown. Most individuals also have a thin whitish stripe on the upper neck and another light stripe, which is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the plumage, runs behind the ear covers. The light yellow-brownish over-eye stripe is significantly wider than that of the Bengal Lark. The upper plumage is gray-brown.
The chin and throat are whitish, the chest is light gray-brown with an even lighter belly. The breast has large, round, blackish-brown spots that are lighter than those of the Bengal Lark and Burma Lark . The arm and hand wings have reddish hems. The tail feathers are dark yellow-brown, the outermost control feather has a reddish outer flag in many individuals. The upper bill is dark brown, the lower bill yellowish horn-colored. The feet are reddish to yellowish brown. The iris is brown.
Distribution area and habitat
The Indochinalark is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Their habitat is open stony grassland covered with bushes, but also agricultural land. She is a resident.
Way of life
The Indochina Lark eats seeds and arthropods .
Like all larks, the Indochina lark is a ground breeder that builds a bowl-shaped nest in a hollow. The nest is only occasionally arched. The clutch usually consists of three to four eggs. The eggs are yellowish to light grayish and have brownish and grayish spots.
literature
- Rudolf Pätzold: The larks of the world . Westarp Sciences, Magdeburg 1994, ISBN 3-89432-422-8 .
- Rudolf Pätzold: Compendium of Larks. All the larks on earth. Jan-Schimkat-Medienpublikation, Dresden 2003, ISBN 3-00-011219-7 .
Web links
Single receipts
- ^ Per Alström: Taxonomy of the Mirafra assamica complex . In: Forktail . 13, 1998, pp. 97-107. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ a b Pätzold: Compendium of Larks . P. 107.