Pink-billed Lark
Spizocorys conirostris
A small, compact lark with a boldly marked face and a small, pink conical bill. Plumage varies across its range from tawny-brown in the southeast to creamy-gray in the northwest. Pairs and small groups are resident in moist eastern grassland and are partially nomadic in grassy sectors of the Karoo and Kalahari. The species forages for seed on the ground. Calls include a simple repeated trilling “trrrt-trrt-trrt-trrt.” The Pink-billed Lark has plain unstreaked flanks, while the very similar Botha’s Lark has diffuse streaking on the flanks.
识别特征
The pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is described as having a low breeding success rate.
分类信息
The pink-billed lark was originally classified within the genus Alauda. Some authorities have placed the pink-billed lark in the genus Calandrella.<p>Six subspecies are recognized:
- 学名
- Spizocorys conirostris
- 命名信息
- (Sundevall, 1850)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Alaudidae
- 属
- Spizocorys
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Nomadic
行为
Migration pattern: Nomadic.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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