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Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Mike Prince (XC336640). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Crested LarkGalerida cristataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 368 |
|---|---|
| China | 355 |
| Taiwan | 336 |
| Taiwan Province | 239 |
| Kerala | 138 |
| Tainan | 78 |
| Hualien County | 49 |
| Penghu | 43 |
| Tamil Nādu | 41 |
| Karnātaka | 41 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Larks · Alaudidae |
| Genus | Skylarks · Alauda |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Oriental Skylark with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.