Larks (Alaudidae)
Hume's Lark (Calandrella acutirostris) - HBW 9, p. 585
French: Alouette de Hume
German: Tibetlerche
Spanish: Terrera de Hume
Other common names: Hume’s Short-toed Lark, Slender-billed Lark
Taxonomy: Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873, Sughet Pass, south-west Xinjiang, China.
May form a superspecies with C. brachydactyla, C. cinerea, C. blanfordi and C. erlangeri. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- acutirostris Hume, 1873 - breeds NE Iran E to S Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and extreme W China (W Xinjiang); winters mainly Pakistan and NW India.
- tibetana W. E. Brooks, 1880 - breeds NE Pakistan and NW India E across Tibetan Plateau to C China (S Gansu, extreme W Ningxia & NW Sichuan) and S to Nepal and Sikkim; winters N Indian Subcontinent.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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feeding on the ground, note cock tail, they seemed to do this habitually Locality Chakazhen, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp tibetana)
Martin Kennewell 27 June 2011 30 weeks ago 14 sec 3.3
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Adult with food
Locality Koko Nor Lake, Qinghai, China (Northern)
Erik Hirschfeld 2 July 2010 1 year ago 3
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