Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica)

Other Names (World)
Malabar Lark, Malabar Crested Lark, Short-crested Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Rocky areas. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

India.

South-western India southern from south-eastern Gujarat.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) [XC214131]
by Rajgopal Patil from Maina (near Curtorim), South Goa, Goa, India (call)

Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) [XC786656]
by Sander Bot from Tata Dam, Lonavala, Maval Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with Thekla's Lark (Galerida theklae), which often considered conspecific, but proof of close relationship lacking. Named subspecies propinqua, known only from Londa district (Bombay), considered indistinguishable from other populations.

References
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