ORIENTAL SKYLARK

16CMS.,ALSO CALLED AS ORIENTAL LARK OR SMALL SKYLARK ,IS A SPECIES OF SKYLARK FOUND IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.THEY HAVE STREAKED YELLOW-BROWN UPPER PLUMAGE ,WITH WHITE OUTER TAIL FEATHERS AND A SHORT CREST. BOTH SEXES ARE SIMILAR.RUFOUS TINGE TO PRIMARIES IS LESS CONTRASTING THAN IN BUSHLARKS AND THE BILL MUCH FINER.IT IS FOUND IN OPEN GRASSLANDS-OFTEN NEAR WATERBODIES-WHERE IT FEEDS ON SEEDS AND INSECTS.

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