Alauda gulgula

Species: Alauda gulgula

English Name: Oriental Skylark

Chinese Name: 小雲雀

Family: Alaudidae

Description:

Small (15-18 cm), short-crested lark with brown, dark streaked head and upperparts, and whitish underparts. The bill is brownish, sometimes with a pinkish base, legs and feet are dull grey-pink. It is a Macao resident, found in open grassland.

© 2009 K.C. Hung
© 2009 K. C. Hung
© 2009 K.C. Hung
© 2009 K. C. Hung
© 2010 澎湖小雲雀
© 2010 澎湖小雲雀
© 2014 Catarina França
© 2014 Catarina França

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.

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