Bengal Bush Lark
Plocealauda assamica
The Bengal bush lark is short-tailed and has a strong stout bill. It is not as long as the skylark, measuring about 15 centimetres in length. It is dark-streaked grey above, and buff below, with spotting on the breast and behind the eye. The wings are rufous. The song is a repetition of thin disyllabic notes, delivered in a song-flight.
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Jerdon's Bush Lark
Plocealauda affinis
Jerdon's bush lark has arrowhead-like spots pointing upwards on the breast. It is very similar to the Indian bush lark (M. erythroptera) but has buffy lores, less white behind ear coverts, darker center to wing coverts and central tail feathers. Dark centers of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous. In the southern Western Ghats, the race ceylonensis is darker and more rufous on the underside and has a longer bill. Jerdon's bush lark has paler, greyish-brown underparts. The song of the Jerdon's bush lark is a dry rattle given from its perch.
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Words used here
- lores:
- the small patch between the eye and the bill
- coverts:
- the small feathers covering the base of the wing feathers
- underparts:
- the throat, breast and belly
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